Population Health

With the COVID-19 pandemic having already set the stage for a massive increase in telehealth consults, the research firm sees an even bigger future – as demand for one-stop virtual visits and remote patient monitoring grows as much as seven-fold.

The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected us all. To honor those who have been lost and those who are working so hard to keep us well, HIMSS and its media brands will observe a digital day of silence and appreciation on May 18.

The legislation would forbid companies from using health information for "discriminatory, unrelated or intrusive purposes."

The state’s many health systems put competitive concerns aside for the greater good during a pandemic, using IT to send patients to locations that could best serve them.

The Center for Post-COVID Care will provide resources for patients recovering from the disease, while the new Institute for Health Equity Research will explore ways to reduce healthcare disparities.

It follows studies confirming that the test is widely inaccurate, giving false negative and positive results, offering an accuracy rate of just 30%.

Also, commercial results of the national testing programme in this week's Healthcare IT News roundup.

Just 36% of people making less than $25,000 say they have access to telehealth, according to a new study, but this percentage increases as income rises.

Leaders from Geisinger, Dartmouth-Hitchcock and other health systems say "transformation" is needed to help providers and their patients weather this storm.

Potential benefits to robust analytics and real-time reporting capabilities include more reimbursement dollars and better patient care.