Population Health

The chief information officer of Philadelphia-based Delaware Valley Community Health discusses data-driven approaches to community healthcare: patient engagement, social determinants, public health reporting and more.

The EHR vendor will also feature updates from its Epic Health Research Network, along with focuses on interoperability, patient access, population health and analytics.

The electronic health record vendor has also updated its on-campus masking policies in response to public health guidance.

Simon Philip Rost, marketing executive for GE healthcare’s digital health and AI portfolio, discusses the ways in which an industry ecosystem can help to break down data silos.

This week's top stories include Amwell snapping up SilverCloud Health and Conversa Health, the AMA backing vaccine mandates for healthcare workers, and the VA suspending Cerner EHR rollouts until 2022.

Officials told House representatives that the agency would not schedule any further deployments in the next six months.

Proof of vaccination will also continue to be required.

New ethics guidance cautions against overestimating the benefits of technology.

Despite the widespread adoption telehealth saw during the COVID-19 pandemic, many telehealth deployments still fall short of real user-friendliness and provide less than ideal patient experiences, especially for certain populations that might have less access to reliable Internet or less experience with telecommunications. On this episode, guest host and Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Kat Jercich welcomes Amy Sheon, research director at the Telehealth Equity Coalition, to discuss this important topic. This episode is brought to you by BlueJeans. Like what you hear? Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play!   Talking points: For whom is telehealth not working? Why it took health systems some time to tumble to their equity challenges. Testing devices on the right groups. Community health workers might be the key to reaching difficult populations. The Telehealth Equity Coalition. Other resources available for people making telehealth offerings more equitable. Equity issues around Internet access and digital redlining. What can telehealth vendors do? Policy solutions for health equity. Telehealth accessibility for people with disabilities. Asynchronous communication as an accommodation. More about this episode: To achieve healthcare equity, telehealth must be expanded to rural and underserved communities Telehealth used less in disadvantaged areas, Health Affairs study finds Eliminating audio-only telehealth coverage could put safety net clinics at risk Women are less likely to use video for telehealth care Telehealth may worsen digital divide for people with disabilities Telehealth has enabled wider access during COVID-19 – but not for everyone Could telehealth worsen inequity? 'Not under my watch,' says HHS Sec. Becerra Hims & Hers, ATA, and 10 others launch Telehealth Equity Coalition