Population Health

HIMSS Media editorial team members discuss the top takeways from the Connected Health Conference in Boston, including the changing role of healthcare payers, the challenges of behavior change, worrying digital health adoption stats and more.

David Hancock, healthcare executive advisor at InterSystems, says issues such as fragmented care and social determinants drive the need for interoperability when delivering healthcare to populations now and in the future.

ConsejoSano's patient engagement platform targets culturally diverse populations to make healthcare more accessible to those affected by social determinants, says the organization's COO Vikram Bakhru.

Nilesh Jain, co-founder and managing director of CliniVantage, provides insight into the ongoing trends in population health and chronic care management.

Germany must focus on evolution over revolution in its efforts to advance healthcare digitally, but true value can only be realized with close stakeholder collaboration, says Armin Scheuer, HIMSS VP of international business development.

The American Heart Association is targeting social determinants of health, addressing gaps in care and improving the health of underserved populations, explains Pamela Garmon Johnson, the AHA's VP of health equity and national partnerships.

Dame Fiona Caldicott, national data guardian for health and social care in England, discusses using patient data to improve the health and care of citizens, and the importance of building trust.

California is looking to improve population health through new analytics initiatives, says Michael Wilkening, special advisor on innovation and digital services to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Rory is helping remove the stigma around discussion of women's health and opening access to telemedicine-based treatment, says Rachel Blank, co-founder of the digital health clinic.

Mahmee is facilitating maternal care within the EHR, says co-founder and CEO Melissa Hanna.