Population and Public Health

"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.

The health system is implementing new technologies to help it pinpoint frequent readmissions and identify underlying social determinants of health.

The population health initiative for Medicare Advantage members is a personal check-in on health, well-being, food, housing and transportation.

The Seattle-based health system, long focused on keeping competitive with consumer tech, is using its platforms to help manage "the biggest disruptor we've had," says its chief digital officer.

Operation PPE and other initiatives are leveraging computer science, mechanical engineering, 3D printers and laser cutting, drawing on the expertise of architecture firms worldwide.

The registry will hold HIPAA-compliant de-identified data sets that clinical researchers will use to better understand and characterize COVID-19 diagnoses and treatments.

In HIMSS20 Digital, health informatics expert Brian Dixon links the power of health information exchange networks to actionable data for hospitals.

"My world before COVID consisted of taking care of patients one at a time," says one doctor. "Now, my duty is to serve an entire patient population." Other providers will soon have to acquaint themselves with remote monitoring and new models of care.