Population Health
Monthly Update: HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock recaps some of the biggest trends and stories from April, including insurtech news, Fitbit studies and telehealth being called into question.
The service is being launched alongside a vaccine finder website and a to-be-released 1-800 number to help connect individuals with appointments in their area.
The organizations can use the money for health IT needs, training, technical assistance and providing preventive care.
The health system has achieved tremendous results for nephrology patients, boosting its value-based care program in the process.
The legislation, sponsored by 50 senators, would permanently remove geographic restrictions on telehealth sites and expand originating sites, among other provisions.
The company says this will be the first men's health-focused internet hospital in China.
As many as nine in 10 adults do not know they have chronic kidney disease, which can put them at risk for developing complications.
The president's joint address to Congress focused mainly on job creation and family support, but he also reiterated his backing for a key enabler of telehealth – and called for investments in advanced research at NIH.
The agency is floating new requirements for hospitals to report on syndromic surveillance, immunization registries, electronic case reporting and electronic reportable laboratory results. It also has new plans for quality reporting.
The "Digital Green Certificate" is on track to be rolled out by June.