Population Health

Winning back patient trust is essential to stemming the avoidance of deferred care and pumping life back into volumes.

Even with rebates and discounts, the U.S. consumer pays up to four times the average paid in other high-income nations.

Mark O'Herlihy, VP at IBM Watson Health & Watson Health Consulting, says using new, fast and frequently changing technology such as a COVID-19 chatbot can help in the pandemic response.

Simon Rost, marketing executive for GE Healthcare's Digital Health & Artificial Intelligence Portfolio, discusses solutions that are helping improve patient care.

Passage in the Senate appears unlikely, with the GOP favoring a slimmer, $500 billion package.

Investing in the social determinants of health can lead to positive returns on investment and creates fewer hospital readmissions.

Costs were driven largely by modifiable risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, smoking and poor diet.

The American Telemedicine Association's comments focused on expanding telehealth access, changes to remote monitoring services, and the provision of telehealth in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.  

Alexander Ryan, Healthcare Alliances and Net New Sales Manager, EMEA, at Hyland, says many countries in Europe are investing heavily in transformation, while organizations are accelerating their implementation strategy due to COVID-19.

The numbers suggest a much broader issue of access and equity for lower-income and minority patients.