Population Health

At the HIMSS25 global conference in March, Muhammad Babar, management information systems officer for the Ministry of Health in Pakistan, will speak about strengthening health information systems in Pakistan amid a nationwide push for digitization.  

As soon as the new year begins, Medicare Advantage plans need to implement strategies to improve measures to reach their star ratings goals, says Cindy Henry, director of Population Health Informatics at ZeOmega.  

The settlement addresses allegations that UCLA's intervention program restricted access to a disabled toddler.

In population health, a 10% weight loss makes a huge difference, say experts.

Google is licensing its model focused on detecting diabetic retinopathy in India and Thailand, where an estimated 6 million people will have access to screenings at no cost, says Sunny Virmani, group product manager of health AI at Google.  

The challenge is ensuring plan members have a direct connection to behavioral healthcare, says Shana Hoffman, CEO of Lucet.  

Underinsured Americans often skip or delay care, resulting in the worsening of health conditions, survey finds.

Patients need a safe, effective operational hospital that can  ensure access to their data, says Lee Kim, senior principal for cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS.

One of the biggest barriers in using AI clinical algorithms to reduce health disparities is the need for representative data sets, says Dr. Keisuke Nakagawa, director of innovation at UC Davis Health and co-chair of the HIMSS SDOH Committee.  

Leveraging data across the spectrum of care can improve maternal health outcomes and help lift this country’s high mortality and morbidity rates, says Valerie Rogers, senior director of government relations at HIMSS.