Population Health

The collaborative, led by former ONC deputy Dr. Jacob Reider's Alliance for Better Health, is giving more than 7,000 Bluetooth-enabled devices to help community organizations and underserved individuals.

Whether it's wider appreciation for telehealth and RPM, or more attention paid to healthcare inequities and the loneliness epidemic, there will be some good to come from this crisis, says its Chief Strategy Officer.

A new study suggests that a deep learning system would save on the roughly two minutes of human labor required to grade each case, although a semi-automated approach was found to drive the greatest savings for large programs.

The telehealth vendor's deal with the state comes shortly after another agreement that provided the services to Medicaid, children's health insurance members.

COVID-19 emphasizes how the social determinants are connected to physical health, according to Humana and National Quality Forum.

Access to a complete picture of the patient – including the behavioral and environmental factors that influence daily health – is critical to realizing the shared benefits of value-based, holistic care.

Proponents want Medicaid and private insurers to extend coverage for one year postpartum.

"We see an enormous opportunity to enhance disease tracking for improved population health during the COVID-19 pandemic," said Scripps Research Translational Institute's Dr. Eric Topol.

The technology by Deputy offers a “touchless clock-in” for staff which enables them to register for work without touching a screen.  

In a HIMSS20 Digital session, the Honolulu-based health system explains how it "put the IT in capitation," and earned a first-in-the nation distinction for its technology-enabled improvements.