Population and Public Health

As the world deals with aging populations, the Harvard professor and veteran CIO looks at how Japan has the urgency, vision and support to change care delivery models in ways that other countries would be smart to emulate.

CMS and other health insurers are using the program to deliver innovative and unique value to customers, both in terms of cost and quality.

Whether it's after-hours coverage at skilled nursing facilities or connected tools for home health monitoring, remote care technology is reaching maturation just when it will be needed most.

Whether they’re used by millennials or baby boomers, we need new technologies to help people make more informed decisions about their health, SCAN Foundation Bruce Chernof says.

Until November, reimbursement for remote patient monitoring services was a gray area for providers, but the picture is becoming clear.

The company will help the academic medical center build out its Medicare Advantage plan, as well as developing new AI-powered diagnostics, clinical pathways and more.

The program uses a mix of home visits and telehealth technologies to bring more services to the home.

The aging population is not only poised to swell but Baby Boomers are bringing tech chops and consumerism-era demands that health systems will be smart to embrace.

One seeks to reduce variations in care, the other is about increased variations. But both are key to the future, says the health system's chief innovation officer.  

Frost and Sullivan found PHM vendors added predictive disease modeling, automated risk stratification and functions for identifying populations receptive to precision interventions.