Population Health
The FCC established the Affordable Connectivity Program in December 2021 to provide access and subsidized computing devices. It's free to enroll in ACP, but too few people are taking advantage.
The collaboration aims to find, build and scale digital health companies that focus on children, says Brenda Schmidt, head of enterprise growth at Redesign Health.
The nation is strengthening economic ties between itself and the U.S. with an array of partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem, says Eli Levin, who leads economic affairs and innovation at the Consulate General of Israel to New England.
Anna Lindow, cofounder and CEO of telemental health provider Brave Health, discusses how the company will use its new $40 million in Series C funding.
Kami Vision develops artificial intelligence-based fall-detection technology for elder care, using home cameras to detect when a fall occurs and then notifying concerned parties. Yamin Durrani, the company's CEO, explains more.
Wellthy Therapeutics works to boost health literacy while finding and addressing gaps in care. Theo Ahadome, the company's chief business officer, explains how – and why it's moving into the U.S. market to help underserved communities.
Jasmine Agnew of the Morehouse School of Medicine explains why. As the director of the school's Master of Science in Health Informatics Program, she says its IT instruction also factors in cultural competencies needed to capitalize on SDOH data.
Allison Viola, Senior Advisor for Health IT at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, says data collected is too often inaccurate or not reflective of populations' demographics.
COVID-19 and civil unrest in 2020 spotlighted serious healthcare disparities. Have companies that announced efforts to combat inequities done enough? Jasmaine McClain, principal of the Health Equity Alliance at the Health Management Academy, discusses.
Technology, clinicians and pharmacies all have key roles to play in dealing with the social determinants of health, say Iris Frye and Nicholas Christiano Jr., co-chairs of Health Equity Policy Task Force under the HIMSS Public Policy Committee.