Population Health
Harbor Care Health and Wellness Center put $800K in grant funds toward mobile and web-based platforms and network infrastructure to serve the homeless with virtual care.
The HIMSS Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model is a new tool to replace O-EMRAM. Natasha Ramontal of HIMSS and Raed AlHazme of the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, discuss its value.
"This is really the future of care. Digital front doors can provide one single entry point and experience for the patient," one expert contends.
Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, head of women's services at Ochsner Medical Center, describes how midwife and doula coverage could help address the issue of maternity deserts.
It will help accelerate research and innovation in AI technology for healthcare.
HIMSS22
Representatives from DeliverHealth, Consensus and Arcadia, speaking from the HIMSS show floor this past March, tout the energy and partnerships available at in-person conferences.
The shift toward healthcare consumerism, with major retailers moving into the healthcare space, could improve health equity for underserved populations, says Laura Kreofsky, senior vice president of strategy at Pivot Point Consulting.
It is gathering real-world evidence to inform treatment guidelines for severe asthma.
A new law in the Golden State requires providers, payers and public health agencies to participate in real-time information sharing by 2024. Timi Leslie of Connecting for Better Health offers a perspective on that massive undertaking.
LifePoint Health announced a partnership with Google Cloud to use its Healthcare Data Engine, and the National Institutes of Health will invest $130 million over four years to accelerate the use of AI in biomedical and behavioral research.