Population Health

New Zealand’s MOH to open up national health data with FHIR

By Rebecca McBeth 12:19 am May 13, 2019

New Zealand’s Ministry of Health will provide access to two core national systems - the National Health Index (NHI) and Health Practitioner Index (

Clarigent, Children’s Home partner on AI-based decision support app

By Nathan Eddy 12:21 pm May 07, 2019

Health application developer Clarigent Health is teaming up with The Children’s Home of Cincinnati to complete a pilot study using Clarigent’s artificial intelligence-powered mobile decision support app.

HIMSS names new Global Chief Operating & Strategy Officer

By Mike Miliard 02:26 pm April 29, 2019

Dr. Sebastian Krolop, a physician, economist and technology consultant, will help chart worldwide plans and policies for HIMSS. He says he's focused on member experience and enabling more patient-centered healthcare.

Population Health Study brings new insights about Austrians

By Anna Engberg 08:46 am April 29, 2019

A new cross-sectional study from Austria shows that more often patients go straight to the specialist.

German federal health minister Jens Spahn; Credit: Adam Berry/ Stringer

Digital register for implants should protect German patients

By Anna Engberg 04:12 am April 29, 2019

From the pacemaker to the joint replacement: an online registration for implants should soon be obligatory in Germany - and increase patient safety.

CPSI to acquire Get Real Health for $11M

By Mike Miliard 02:30 pm April 25, 2019

The vendor, which focuses on small and rural healthcare providers, is interested in a suite of tools for chronic care management and aggregation of clinical and personal health data.

CMS proposes to pay for transformative IT

By Susan Morse 10:11 am April 24, 2019

The change would ramp up add-on payments to hospitals that implement new tech and increase the wage index for rural and other qualifying hospitals.

Social determinants of health: getting a better picture

By Benjamin Harris 11:52 am April 22, 2019

Analytics are helping providers better understand and provide care for their patient populations.

Patient monitoring is evolving with artificial intelligence, sensors, smart technology, more

By Mike Miliard 03:11 pm April 09, 2019

From brain-computer interfaces to nanorobotics, a new report from Frost & Sullivan explores leading edge developments and disruptive tech.

How HIEs and AI can work in tandem to boost interoperability ROI

By Mike Miliard 03:08 pm April 08, 2019

InterSystems HealthShare VP Don Woodlock explains some recent examples of how customers are putting the technology to work improving pop health outcomes and increasing revenue.