Population Health

"Aging is not a problem to be solved," claims activist and "This Chair Rocks" author Ashton Applewhite, who discusses the complex realities of aging, ageism, ableism and health – and describes how technology should be designed for seniors.

Healthcare IT News speaks to experts about the top predictions that will define healthcare in 2021.

Breached network management software vendor SolarWinds has also listed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Blue Cross Blue Shield as customers.

At Geisinger in Pennsylvania, a pilot program to bring care to the homes of older patients with complex healthcare needs has shown a 35% reduction in visits to the emergency department visits, a 40% drop in hospital admissions and an average annual savings of nearly $8,000 per patient.

Neighborhood Family Practice has been reaching out virtually to its underserved patients for primary care, behavioral health, midwifery and more.

Walgreens, Costco, CVS and others said they would use existing IT systems to help customers track their vaccination dosage schedule.  

The electronic health record giant said that health systems had shared more than 221 million patient records in a one-month period this fall.

Whether assessing vaccine safety and efficacy, assisting with X-ray readings or tracking communities' vulnerability to COVID-19, artificial intelligence has been put to work in new and innovative ways throughout the pandemic.

One thing to expect will be a pent-up demand for healthcare services that patients have been putting off, says Lyft's Megan Callahan.

The rapid screening test has been developed by researchers at the University of Oxford.