Population and Public Health

(SPONSORED) As the outcomes of healthcare reform become clear, it is equally clear that healthcare executives need to objectively analyze internal systems and processes, such as information technology and care delivery, to determine how they will effectively adapt to a new reality.

Analytics functionality has improved measurably in recent years, according to Chilmark Research, but  workflow integration remains a key hurdle.

Privia Health will expand its work with athenahealth to ratchet up its focus on population health, the accountable care organization announced on Wednesday.

Steve Sisko, aka @Shimcode on Twitter, did not originally embark down the path toward healthcare IT. His primary career choice, rather, was in the field of aviation technology.

Since his days as executive editor at WIRED magazine, which he led to a dozen National Magazine Awards in as many years, science journalist Thomas Goetz has been driven by a key question: "How are industries tipping in the face of information technology?"

The Medical Group Management Association, which represents medical practice leaders across the country, has signed up for space in the Catalyst Health-Tech Innovation development, a new healthcare technology hub in Denver.

(SPONSORED) Pop health management care delivery approaches exhibit a significant overlap with existing care management programs, but offer additional tactics to improve both clinical and financial outcomes for provider organizations.

The model will use risk stratification to help identify Medicare patients most at risk of a first heart attack or stroke in the next year.

Healthcare IT News and HIMSS are accepting topic and speaker proposals for the Pop Health Forum 2016, May 19-20, in Boston.

While the development of accurate predictive analytics has the potential to head off debilitating and costly conditions among patients, one veteran of the burgeoning field says it’s important not to rush in without the proper planning.