Population Health

Northwell Health's Simita Mishra and Sabina Zak discuss how the health system is learning more about its patients to provide them with better — and more personalized — care.

An interview with Prof. Chyong-Huey Lai, Vice-superintendent of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkuo Branch.

In March, we asked our readers to share their stories of how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting them, both personally and professionally.

Proponents want Medicaid and private insurers to extend coverage for one year postpartum.

"We see an enormous opportunity to enhance disease tracking for improved population health during the COVID-19 pandemic," said Scripps Research Translational Institute's Dr. Eric Topol.

The technology by Deputy offers a “touchless clock-in” for staff which enables them to register for work without touching a screen.  

Earlier this week, the Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines launched its new COVID-19 Tracker.

Just days after the application period opened, some $3.23 million has already been approved to help hard-hit health systems deploy telemedicine technology, connected devices and remote patient-monitoring tools.

In a HIMSS20 Digital session, the Honolulu-based health system explains how it "put the IT in capitation," and earned a first-in-the nation distinction for its technology-enabled improvements.

The health system is implementing new technologies to help it pinpoint frequent readmissions and identify underlying social determinants of health.