Population Health

Though mental health professionals say they're mostly pleased with the rapid shift to phone or video services, most plan to return to in-person care once the dangers from COVID-19 have subsided.

At HIMSS20 Digital, Eugene Kogan, Chief Technical Officer of the Center for Healthcare Informatics and Analytics in St. Petersburg, Russia, talks hurtles and wins of moving towards continuous care.  

Despite his high profile and the deep pockets of its investors, the Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase joint venture has so far shown limited progress on its aspirational tech-driven healthcare goals.

Georgia employers can use the AI-powered application to assess employees' risk for exposure and get tailored guidance for reopening strategies, and the tool could be scaled nationwide.

HIMSS Director of Privacy and Security Lee Kim offers insights for health systems as they defend against both COVID-19 and the opportunistic cyberattacks that are using it as cover to sow chaos.

Persistent flaws in the ability to accurately ID and match patient records are hindering two must-haves on the road to reopening: contact tracing and, eventually, vaccine administration.

The 72-practice Community Care Physicians medical group turns to patient engagement technology to improve its no-show rate, send COVID-related newsletters to patients and remind them of their telehealth appointments during the pandemic.

The response of the non-acute parts of the Italian healthcare system was the focus of a recent webinar hosted by HIMSS.

The vendor's new initiative aims to "bring the wealth of medical knowledge available in EHR data directly to researchers, healthcare professionals and learners."

A new report, co-authored by former National Coordinator Farzard Mostashari, offers a roadmap toward the data exchange infrastructure needed to help contain the coronavirus pandemic.