Population Health
Even if ONC and CMS have extended the timeline for compliance while health systems battle coronavirus, the pandemic has only highlighted the need for patient access and API-enabled exchange.
Panelists from the HIMSS20 Digital webinar “The Forgotten Ones: COVID-19’s Impact on the Underserved Communities" talk about managing the virus in vulnerable populations.
Wearables data could be used to detect viral infections, including COVID-19, explains Scripps Translational Science Institute Epidemiologist Jennifer M. Radin.
HIMSS launches a COVID-19 Digital Think Tank, which provides an online discussion forum where healthcare professionals and innovators to share ideas, products and best practices.
Both agencies will be able to more easily and securely exchange health records with outside providers, while participating health systems will gain a single point of entry to request agency health data.
Patients are screened about COVID-19 status and other health factors, then provided with information about the nearest donation station.
Population Health
Access to a complete picture of the patient – including the behavioral and environmental factors that influence daily health – is critical to realizing the shared benefits of value-based, holistic care.
Qualified veterans and their caregivers will receive Facebook's standalone Portal video-chatting device to reduce isolation and improve social connectedness at home.
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.