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The data challenges of SDOH, and how to overcome them

By Bill Siwicki 11:15 am April 05, 2021

Rahul Sharma, CEO of HSBlox, a social determinants of health-platform company, walks through the obstacles to healthcare fully leveraging SDOH and potential solutions.

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InterSystems signs on to HL7's Vulcan FHIR Accelerator Program

By Mike Miliard 02:30 pm April 02, 2021

The aim is to extend the FHIR's capability beyond clinical care and into translational research, improving patient outcomes and driving delivery efficiencies by combining research and EHR data.

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3M launches new social determinants of health platform

By Kat Jercich 01:50 pm April 02, 2021

The technology is aimed at creating a complete picture of patient health by using clinical, social and population data.

Dr. Nishit S. Patel Tampa General Hospital

Dr. Nishit S. Patel, chief medical informatics officer at Tampa General Hospital (Credit: Tampa General Hospital)

Tampa General moves away from faxes to EHR-to-EHR communication

By Bill Siwicki 12:41 pm April 02, 2021

Dr. Nishit S. Patel, chief medical informatics officer at the hospital, discusses improving communication between hospital physicians and docs at other healthcare facilities in the community.

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Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah (Credit: Intermountain Healthcare)

Addressing Population and Public Health

Intermountain and its analytics subsidiary help manage value-based care

By Bill Siwicki 11:52 am April 02, 2021

At providers working closely with Castell, the cost of care for patients has decreased in a meaningful way, its chief analytics officer says.

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Ohio sued over telemedicine abortion ban

By Kat Jercich 10:49 am April 02, 2021

The state enacted a law in January requiring physicians – rather than healthcare clinic staff – to be present when a patient takes abortion-inducing medication.

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COVID-19 ratcheting up demand for virtual behavioral healthcare, Cigna finds

By Jeff Lagasse 05:29 pm April 01, 2021

The use of telehealth for behavioral health services increased more so than for any other type of healthcare during the pandemic.

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Cerner closes its Kantar Health acquisition, sets sights on life sciences

By Mike Miliard 04:41 pm April 01, 2021

With the new addition, combining Kantar's research and consulting expertise with its own technology and real-world data, Cerner aims to further build out its Learning Health Network consortium.

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How COVID-19 has transformed public policy and population health efforts

By HIMSS Media 02:37 pm April 01, 2021

Telehealth, mental health and racial inequality issues have put a spotlight on how to address the needs of underserved populations.

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Ramped-up vaccine rollouts present new security risks

By Kat Jercich 01:08 pm April 01, 2021

Experts caution that the speed and scope of mobile COVID-19 vaccination efforts in ad hoc settings could present cybercriminals with new opportunities for data theft.