Population and Public Health
The newly created Indiana Network for Population Health aims to securely exchange information on factors that affect population health and healthcare delivery.
On another health IT front at the Alliance for Integrated Care of New York, data used to risk-stratify patients resulted in a $2.4 million reduction in total costs for the ACO.
Access to a complete picture of the patient – including the behavioral and environmental factors that influence daily health – is critical to realizing the shared benefits of value-based, holistic care.
Proponents want Medicaid and private insurers to extend coverage for one year postpartum.
"We see an enormous opportunity to enhance disease tracking for improved population health during the COVID-19 pandemic," said Scripps Research Translational Institute's Dr. Eric Topol.
The technology by Deputy offers a “touchless clock-in” for staff which enables them to register for work without touching a screen.
In a HIMSS20 Digital session, the Honolulu-based health system explains how it "put the IT in capitation," and earned a first-in-the nation distinction for its technology-enabled improvements.
The health system is implementing new technologies to help it pinpoint frequent readmissions and identify underlying social determinants of health.
The population health initiative for Medicare Advantage members is a personal check-in on health, well-being, food, housing and transportation.