Population Health

While there's been progress across government and industry, the agency said the new technology strategy emphasizes health equity, public health, AI and cybersecurity to better connect the health system with health data "for all health IT users."

Cancer treatment research can now rely less on Western datasets.

The lower MA premiums are expected to drive enrollment to 35.7 million by 2025 - about 51% of all Medicare beneficiaries.

Also, Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand is set to launch a national programme ensuring cancer therapy adherence.

The aim is to bolster more consistent use of the HL7 interoperability standard across HHS, says the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, and help "break down the silos separating patients, providers, payers, public health and research."

This includes a benchmarking platform for validating healthcare AI models.

Alexander Berler of IHE Catalyst discusses how digital health companies will need to collaborate with each other and meet four different levels of interoperability to satisfy the new European Health Data Space regulations.

A maternal fetal medicine physician at Children's Hospital Colorado shares a virtual care success story, with telemedicine delivering critical care for high-risk pregnancies across a vast region of the state and beyond.

AI tools can boost human efficiency to provide better patient care.