Population Health

Authors of the new book "Diagnosed," Cris Ross, CIO of Mayo Clinic, and Edward Marx, CEO of Marx Advisory, talk about how their own experiences inspired this tome on patients taking charge of their healthcare journeys after difficult diagnoses.

Among the top global policy issues at HIMSS24: AI regulation, patient access and equity. Tom Leary, SVP and head of government relations at HIMSS, explains how the organization advocates for health policies that support those goals.  

First responders from the community can connect with an on-call doctor from miles away via telehealth to receive instructions.

The advantages of working in rural healthcare, including speed to market in developing and testing new programs, outweigh the challenges, says Dr. Priscilla Frase, Ozarks Healthcare CMIO and 2024 Changemaker Award recipient.

Nurse informaticists should have a voice in selecting new technologies such as AI to ensure they address bias and capture accurate data, says Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, program director of nursing informatics at NewYork-Presbyterian.

AI helps answer the "million dollar question in IVF today: which embryo becomes a baby," says Daniella Gilboa, CEO of AIVF.

Emergency medical response information isn't used enough in healthcare. Agencies are looking to align with TEFCA, seeking partners to improve interoperability with state EMS systems and to build out technical resources for bidirectional exchange.

Also, Canberra Antenatal Care has digitised its patient pathway for expectant parents.

The right partners can help you get more value from your data.

In season 2, episode 3 of "Unlocking Big Data," sponsored by Arcadia, HIMSS’ VP and general manager of digital health advisory - North America, Julius Bogdan, and Arcadia’s VP of data operations, Mary Kuchenbrod, talk about improving data accuracy.