Connected Health

Roxie Mooney, CEO and commercial strategist at Legacy DNA, explains why involving patients early in the design and development process can make for a better product.

OnMed's stations offer high definition video and audio capabilities, which allow for real-time consultations with a doctor or advanced practice provider.

Not only will Connected Health Conference attendees discover new technologies but they will also have opportunities to make impactful connections, says HIMSS Media VP of Content Strategy Stephen Wellman.

Patients need to have control of their data that is currently shared provider to provider to promote their own health, says Mark Kramer, chief engineer for MITRE's Health Technology Center.

Director of Digital Development Sam Shah says NHSX is bringing a new dimension to the digital transformation of the health service, starting with the crucial role of digital leadership and the right mindset.

Dr. Robert Pearl, author of "Mistreated," discusses ways the American healthcare system needs improvement and how technology can help make it happen.

Mark Jackson of precision medicine company NantHealth was at Health 2.0 looking for new opportunities to bring valuable cloud-based data to physicians at the point of care.

For its 13th annual National Health IT Week, which kicks off today and runs through Sept. 27, HIMSS will be focusing on how public- and private-sector stakeholders can better align information and technology to drive advancements in population health. WHY IT MATTERS With the theme this year of Supporting Healthy Communities, HIMSS will be convening in-person and virtual events – along with White House officials, Congressional leaders, federal and state agencies, healthcare providers and community groups nationwide – to spotlight opportunities to address five key factors of community health: Advancing public and population health Modernizing the public health infrastructure Accelerating workforce development Expanding access to broadband and telehealth Addressing social determinants of health More than 500 different stakeholders, including government agencies, industry and community groups nationwide, are participating, in NHIT events all week long. You can see a full listing of events here and follow along on Twitter using the hashtags #NHITweek, #HITworks, #IHeartHIT or #GovHIT. Be sure to check back on Healthcare IT News this week for further coverage of NHIT Week events. THE LARGER TREND National Health IT Week's theme of Supporting Healthy Communities coincides with our own focus this month on the social determinants of health. So far in September, HITN and its sister sites have explored data-driven partnerships, the impact of social services spending, how AI is helping providers manage SDOH data, and how other new technologies and new ideas are changing the calculous for personal and population health. ON THE RECORD "Advancing public health and population health efforts will be critical to overcoming the problems that drive poor health outcomes and in turn will facilitate supporting healthy communities," according to HIMSS. "Communities must learn how to identify linkages with existing mobile/telehealth/social media technologies. The drive toward smart cities and communities may be most impactful in advancing public and population health, particularly when they are able to interoperate across core health, human services and non-health sector systems." .jumbotron{ background-image: url("https://www.healthcareitnews.com/sites/hitn/files/u2556/SocialDeterminantJumbotron.jpg"); background-size: cover; color: white; } .jumbotron h2{ color: white; } Focus on Social Determinants of Health In September, Healthcare Finance News, Healthcare IT News and MobiHealthNews will take a look at the SDOH and how varied health systems, IT companies, Congress and others are addressing it. Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN Email the writer: mike.miliard@himssmedia.com Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media.

HIMSS Executive Director of Health Innovation Kerry Amato discusses the value of Health 2.0, the Personal Connected Health Alliance and other initiatives whose goal is to make leading-edge technology work for patients.