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A look back to the key themes the Health Populi blog has covered since 2007.

In a medical crisis, clinicians need to know people’s medications, allergies, and medical histories to safely care for patients in shelters and to manage transfers between care settings.

Advisory Board Senior Vice President Rob Barras discusses the need for providers to start locally to spark interoperability while recognizing there’s no one-size-fits-all approach.

In today's environment, where cybersecurity threats are becoming more and more pervasive, even small healthcare organizations understand that purporting to have comprehensive data privacy and security policies and procedures in place isn't enough. Business partners want more. Regulators demand more.

The number of uninsured women in the U.S. fell by nearly a half, from 19 million in 2010 to 11 million in 2016.

Founder of The Walking Gallery of Healthcare honors friend and a leader who lent her voice to patients who needed to be heard.

MGMA CEO Halee Fischer-Wright offers a healthy dose of skepticism about patient access to data, digital and remote health services and wearables. And then she cautions about the two things the industry must not forget to do.

When I speak to groups about women in IT, I tell them not to put up with being bullied, intimidated and other nonsense.

Whether because of a nefarious manmade or natural disaster, hospital IT shops often find themselves strapped during a crisis. The government and private sector have already developed considerable resources to help. Here’s a look at those.

Most affected are poor people with no insurance.