Population Health

This week's top stories include the WHO's report on the origin of COVID-19, Amazon securing an EUA for an at-home COVID-19 test kit, and a survey finding most digital health leaders perceive the sector to be relatively high risk.

Monthly Update: HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock recaps some of March's biggest stories, including digital health's wild funding month, big tech moves and how to sign up for a vaccine at three major pharmacy chains.

This week's top stories include AstraZeneca being questioned over outdated information in its vaccine trials, Everlywell acquiring PWNHealth, and reports of problems with the VA's new Cerner EHR system.

The chief information officer shares how LifeBridge Health has adapted its EHR and IT systems for complex COVID-19 vaccine scheduling and administration – and how it plans to capitalize on shifting provider-consumer paradigms.

This week's top stories include Amazon expanding its Amazon Care app-based services across the U.S., Doctor on Demand and Grand Rounds forming a virtual healthcare company, and HHS releasing $12 billion for COVID-19 testing and treatments.

Advancing Health Equity founder and CEO Dr. Uché Blackstock shares strategies for achieving true equity in healthcare.

Dr. Azizi Seixas discusses how intersecting social factors can exacerbate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Symmetric Health Solutions CEO Rich Kucera and Northern Light's Matt Marston discuss how supply chain shortages have plagued health systems during COVID-19 as well as Northern Light's successful vaccine rollout.

What still seems to be missing from the criteria is any assessment of the evidence of how well a product works and to what extent, says Prof Sam Shah, chief medical strategy officer, Numan.

This week's top stories include a plea from medical groups to increase efforts to collect ethnicity data when administering vaccinations, the release of Apple Hearing Study results, and Johnson & Johnson and Merck ramping up vaccine manufacturing.