Population Health

Charles Alessi, HIMSS chief clinical officer, says digital technologies will provide the only way for Japan to manage the aging of its population.

AsiaPac19 will explore the challenge of homegrown EMRs and the "iron triangle" of healthcare as well as host the signing of the Thailand National Digital Healthcare Workforce Development Initiative Oct. 7-10 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Health economist and "Health Consuming" author Jane Sarasohn-Kahn discusses what it will take to get to the person-centered healthcare system we're headed for.

The industry already has seen some startups working with social determinants of health. Their number will only increase as healthcare moves to value-based care and needs more data.

Medicaid serves the population most adversely impacted by the social determinants of health.

Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital is one of many across the country adding sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) information to its clinical systems.

During National Health IT Week, three experts put the focus on how digital technologies and smart care approaches are already transforming population health and helping address social determinants.

Providers nationwide need to make an organizational commitment to addressing social needs and health disparities, says the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – and policymakers need to sort out IT infrastructure and reimbursement.

The Health Center Controlled Network’s member organizations serve a disproportionate number of low-income and underrepresented patients, so social determinants of health data is an important component of the mix.

Organization’s chief discusses these issues in advance of a free informational teleconference September 26 as part of National Health IT Week.