Population Health

Above: A screengrab of the Northland DHB Health Need Assessment homepage.

New Zealand’s Northland DHB Health Needs Assessment tool goes live

By Rebecca McBeth 01:58 am January 17, 2019

Northland District Health Board (DHB), which is based in Whangarei and covering the northernmost part of the North Island in New Zealand, has launched a web-based interactive version of the Health Needs Assessment (HN

Cleveland Clinic and HIMSS patient experience summit: Call for proposals now open

By Healthcare IT News 03:59 pm January 14, 2019

HIMSS and the Cleveland Clinic are now accepting speaking proposals for the 10th annual Empathy & Innovation Summit, the world’s largest, independent conference devoted to improving the patient experience.

California Correctional wins HIMSS Davies Award

By Bill Siwicki 12:29 pm January 11, 2019

California Correctional Health Care Services takes home the 2018 Davies Award of Excellence Community for its work using IT to reduce hospitalizations for high-risk patients.

Livongo names board member Lee Shapiro as its new CFO

By Tom Sullivan 07:05 am January 04, 2019

Shapiro joins the company after Zane Burke took the CEO post and Jennifer Schneider became president.

KLAS ranks population health management vendors on partnering and guidance

By Tom Sullivan 11:10 am January 03, 2019

Epic beats Cerner and Allscripts for customer satisfaction – but HealthEC, Health Catalyst, Arcadia and Enli take top spots.

Chicago-based Oak Street Health.

Oak Street Health decision support system reduces readmissions by 26%

By Bill Siwicki 01:43 pm January 02, 2019

Its homegrown Canopy system is an example of the type of platform that value-based models of the future will need to deliver evidence-based care in a complex care ecosystem.

Patient experience: Where your hospital needs to be five years from now

By Bill Siwicki 09:16 am December 28, 2018

Here’s a look at what experts are saying hospital business decision makers should be doing today to prepare for the future.

Verily, Walgreens partner to take on chronic conditions

By Tom Sullivan 01:01 pm December 26, 2018

Companies will look to emerging technologies, such as a virtual diabetes program and a medication adherence pilot, in an effort to combine Verily’s tech with Walgreens stores.