Population Health

The HIMSS21 Digital program offers a unique online extension of the in-person HIMSS Global Conference and Exhibition scheduled for Las Vegas. The many hours of content to be streamed on-demand August 9-13 (and for several weeks thereafter) are meant as an augmentation of the global conference – not a duplication or livestream of onsite presentations. Check this page often between now through August for ongoing previews and updates, including a look at the UpNext demo showcase.

KX Jin, Dr. Garth Graham, and Darius Walker will join HIMSS Media's Jonah Comstock for a virtual panel discussion as part of UpNext.

Panelists at a HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital session will discuss how tools can most effectively address wellness disparities in the United States.

News comes as the United Arab Emirates capital gets ready to introduce further restrictions of movement for non-vaccinated residents.

Patients at a dozen Intermountain hospitals across hundreds of miles can now access 24/7 virtual care from tele-nurses, tele-hospitalists and other remote monitoring technicians and clinicians.

Dr. Alan Lotvin, executive vice president of CVS Health, says it's time to focus more on technology-enabled medication adherence. He'll explain more at HIMSS21 next week.

An implementation executive discusses how Epic's electronic health records are verifying vaccination status, non-traditional vaccination settings, data modernization and how QR codes are helping.

John Borkowski, data officer at Workday, discusses CIOs' role in diversity, equity and inclusion and how they must drive culture from the top down.

The tech giant follows of Google and Epic, which have also rolled out their own vaccine mandates over the past week.

During HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital, the Cleveland Clinic's Julie Rish and the University of Rochester's Michael Hasselberg will discuss the ways behavioral telehealth can fill access gaps for patients in need.