Population Health

Zumba's fitness instructors will be trained in Noom's psychology and human coaching methodologies and be behavioral change coaches on Noom.

The Center for Devices and Radiological Health says a new medical device discussion paper aims to spur conversation about reducing barriers and improving outcomes across diverse populations.

Sam Amory, managing director for Dedalus AMEA, says more patients should be open to sharing their healthcare data so they can better understand their own health.

Data interoperability supports population health and enhanced care delivery for healthcare organizations (HCOs). However, interoperability can also foster data exchange in use cases outside the health system’s facilities. 

External pressures like reimbursement reduction, clinical quality reporting mandates and price transparency rules further underscore the importance of bringing together diverse data sources.

Also, the Korean government is investing $25 million in developing AI for drug discovery.

Julie Harris, Children's Health Alliance senior director of population health, explains how giving providers more information at the point of care by tracking 35 key quality measures reduces their burdens in meeting value-based incentive targets.  

This comes as part of its 10-year strategy to improve health outcomes for people living with rare disorders.

Abdulrahman Al Mazyad of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs says the HIMSS C-COMM model provides the ministry with a "technical roadmap" for care coordination across its many facilities.

The Korea Health Industry Development Institute's director Kwan-Ik Lee talks about how the institute can help support countries struggling with healthcare digitization and discusses South Korea's two major precision medicine projects.