Population Health

‘Critical care in critical settings – the human factor makes the difference’ was the theme of the recent HIMSS Dutch Community webinar that was moderated by Conchita Kleijweg, manager expertisecentrum Nictiz. Dave Tjan, intensivist and medical manager Acute Care at Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei, Joyce Simons, senior managing consultant healthcare at Berenschot and Robert Stegwee, strategic consultant for Health IT, shared their valuable insights around their experiences.

In a keynote discussion today at the HIMSS & Heath 2.0 European Digital Event, healthcare leaders from Australia, India and the UK swapped tips and best practices.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated telehealth development in countries around the world, including Italy. In this session at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Conference, Italian healthcare experts reflect on the progress made in digital health.  

The roadmap released this week includes a four-point strategy to address the challenges facing rural healthcare.

This week's top stories include California passing the nation's first law mandating a 45-day supply of PPE, GoodRX filing to go public, and healthcare execs naming telehealth as their top COVID-19 tech problem.

Eye clinic visits have declined sharply in the COVID-19 era of social distancing, threatening the sight of thousands of people with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Remote vision monitoring technology could be critical for supporting this vulnerable population.

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals got resources first while post-acute care executives maxed out credit cards buying PPE and staff wore garbage sacks for gowns, says IntelyCare CEO David Coppins.

In a study, researchers also found this telemonitoring reduced hypertension more than usual care.

Digital health futurist Shafi Ahmed says COVID-19 has shown us that users across the globe are now the "change makers" in ensuring that healthcare delivery is more equitable and accessible.

Visualisations are receiving considerable attention in the age of COVID-19, but is there more to them than meets the eye?