Population Health

Health data that has been collected securely is being used to improve life for Finland's population, creating trust between the government and its citizens, says the country's Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Päivi Sillanaukee, MD, PhD.

More than half of those polled by American Well say they're willing to use virtual visits – citing quicker healthcare service, time and money savings as big benefits.

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has announced the agency will vote to advance a $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, enabling telehealth expansion for low-income Americans nationwide.

MidCentral District Health Board (DHB) has published one of New Zealand’s first district-wide digital health strategies.

A natural language processing algorithm has been helping the New York health system gain new insights from its unstructured notes, boosting its value-based care and pop health efforts.

Regional population health management networks are on the rise in some parts of Europe. They use digital platforms that increasingly try to bridge the gap between healthcare and social care.

In Oklahoma, the Center for Health Systems Innovation, with some help from Cerner, is using machine learning to help address care disparities and manage chronic conditions.

The collaboration is aiming to provide better data, insights and experience for patients and providers at the point of care, the companies say.

"Medicaid is filled with success stories, but not the capital," Slavitt says.

The national project is aimed at developing financially sustainable solutions to improve the health of underserved individuals and save money.