Population Health

At HIMSS19, HIMSS put on a showcase dealing with topics including data sharing, patient engagement and social determinants of health that intersect with interoperability, says Christel Anderson, senior director of Interoperability Initiatives for HIMSS.

Robin Tenenbaum, IT director, El Rio Community Health Center, shares how earlier screenings are resulting in earlier detection of eye disease.

Harvard University's Stan Shaw and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's John Halamka discuss the goal of the new executive education joint venture between Harvard Medical School and HIMSS.

Nick Knowlton, VP of strategic initiatives at Brightree, details work being done with the CommonWell Health Alliance to enable patient-centric interoperability across the spectrum of care.

Put the focus on wellcare not healthcare, because finding a condition early results in better outcomes and better costs, claims Nick van Terheyden, managing director of Incremental Healthcare.

There is a need for a healthcare renaissance, and so HIMSS19 will drive and facilitate the reformation of healthcare, says Hal Wolf, President and CEO of HIMSS.

Jay Patel, clinical transformation officer at Seniorlink, says comprehensive tools for aging populations are going to require, among other things, cybersecurity and data aggregation among patients, family members and caregivers.

Blockchain won't solve every health IT problem, claims WW Health Chief Health Information Security Officer at Microsoft Hector Rodriguez, who offers advice for figuring out where it might, and might not, be a fit for you.

Tongyu Zhu, director at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, discusses how connecting data between the public health department and hospitals in Shanghai has improved services for patients.

Healthcare entrepreneur Kate Milliken shares her journey of starting a business and her experience as a patient advocate for those managing MS, as well as what she'll be doing with HIMSS TV at HIMSS19 in Orlando.