Population and Public Health

Brian Ahier, digital health evangelist at Medicity, talks about his plans for HIMSS17, the emerging role of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology and one secret his social media followers may not realize about him.

Digital health has been a reality for 20 years. Since its humble beginnings – during the days of the Sony Walkman and Palm Pilot – technology has evolved and the market is set to explode. But much work remains to be done.

The CommonWell Health Alliance and Carequality announced Dec. 13 they will be collaborating on efforts to boost data sharing among healthcare providers nationwide, committing to work together on advancing interoperability.

Speakers at the Connected Health Conference tackled a central theme in healthcare today: Why isn’t patient engagement catching on more quickly in the real world?

Xcertia will will employ feedback from members to improve clinical content, usability, privacy, security, interoperability and efficacy of data.

Cloud-based EHR vendor has also become a new Apple mobility partner.

A roundup of sessions that will take place during the pre-conference daylong event. 

Robert DeMichiei outlines the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s journey toward activity-based costing as a means for survival in new world of CMS bundles and capitation. 

The results of a nationwide survey of patients with complex medical needs released by The Commonwealth Fund, shows that the healthcare system is failing them.

The National Institutes of Health is challenging biotech researchers to build a wearable device that can measure blood alcohol in real-time, and it will offer funding for researchers who find out how to better use electronic health record data for alcohol treatment.