Population and Public Health

Mirvie, a pregnancy-focused women's health company, has a new offering: a direct-to-consumer test to predict preeclampsia before it occurs using RNA analysis. Aimee Corso, senior vice president of growth at the company, explains.

Also, Western Australia has expanded access to its virtual emergency department.

A partnership that aims to provide culturally sensitive care is reducing hospital stays by leveraging digital tools that improve access to treatment, says Renee Broadbent, SoNE Health's chief information officer.

The state's MOTHeRS Project has helped virtually connect high-risk pregnant women in rural areas to OB-GYN, mental health and diabetes care. Dr. Sy Saeed of the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program explains how.

HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf offers a sneak peek of the conference, scheduled to take place 10-12 June in Paris. He discusses the current technology and policy landscape on the continent for AI and other healthcare IT applications.

It improves efficiency too, says Scott Wilson, AVP of HHS enterprise care solutions. Amid labor shortages, health systems can optimize staffing and manage costs through nursing telehealth and hospital at home programs.  

For Davies Awardee Dr. Robert Jarve and his team from Corewell Health, studying data from a clinic serving high-risk Medicaid patients helped them understand what's driving most of the clinic's ED utilization.

Synthetic data supports privacy and early research access – but must meet standards for fidelity, usability and security to earn trust, says Steffen Hess, Health Data Lab head at Germany's Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM).

The goals of value-based care are virtually unattainable without alignment of primary and specialty care, hospital and post-acute care, says HSBlox operations chief Lynn Carroll.

Caroline Zago, healthcare informatics leader for Latin America at Philips, says the company leverages AI and machine learning to streamline workflows, make data easier for patients to understand and elevate care quality.