population health

Addressing social determinants of health, gaps in care and the health of underserved populations is a priority at the American Heart Association, says Pamela Garmon Johnson, the AHA's VP of health equity and national partnerships.

It is important to build trust when using patient data to improve the health and care of citizens, says Dame Fiona Caldicott, national data guardian for health and social care in England.

Michael Wilkening, special advisor on innovation and digital services to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, discusses the state’s new analytics initiatives to improve population health.

Digital health technologies will provide the only way for Japan to manage the aging of its population, argues HIMSS Chief Clinical Officer Charles Alessi.

The NIH has tapped health tech company Color to provide the service. 

Simita Mishra, Northwell Health's population health informatics lead, says the organization addresses the quadruple aim - including physician burnout - by reducing redundancies and increasing efficiency.

Many hospitals are doing a heroic job with limited resources, but those are often not sustainable without major changes, says Aaron Miri, CIO of UT Health Austin and Dell Medical School. 

Dr. Abayomi Jaye, founder of Cecy Health Consult, explained how he channeled his own feelings of loss into positive action to help Nigeria's underserved patients.

Syncmed Informatics' niña health app fuses together health baselines with daily habits of patients to generate preventive programs that help reduce health insurance utilization and costs, says CEO Deo Dumaraos.