Population Health

In the area of digital health, New Zealand aims to improve interoperability and digital access to primary care, among other planned actions.

Allison Viola, Senior Advisor for Health IT at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, says data collected is too often inaccurate or not reflective of populations' demographics.

Also, one of India's largest IVF clinic groups is now using AI to identify viable embryos.

 Extending Medicaid and CHIP coverage in Georgia and Pennsylvania is expected to impact about 57,000 people.

COVID-19 and civil unrest in 2020 spotlighted serious healthcare disparities. Have companies that announced efforts to combat inequities done enough? Jasmaine McClain, principal of the Health Equity Alliance at the Health Management Academy, discusses.

Technology, clinicians and pharmacies all have key roles to play in dealing with the social determinants of health, say Iris Frye and Nicholas Christiano Jr., co-chairs of Health Equity Policy Task Force under the HIMSS Public Policy Committee.

It is delivering on reform promises made following the recommendations of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.

During Global Health Equity Week, HIMSS is calling on its members to contact senators and state governors to make policy changes preserving virtual care flexibilities and modernizing information and technology systems to improve perinatal healthcare.

IQ Solutions works with nonprofit organizations and federal agencies to help expand access to care and improved population health. Kimberly Brock, the company's VP of communications, explains more.

Amy Chacko, chair of the New England HIMSS Clinical Informatics Committee, offers one example: Why better education and outreach are needed to increase access to monkeypox vaccines in the LGBTQ+ community.