Population Health

LFS patients who received early cancer surveillance extended their lifetime, but incurred higher healthcare costs.

The findings make a fiscal case for increasing prevention efforts among patents of all ages, not just the elderly.

NYU Langone embedded a provider-facing screening question into the EHR admission process that was cosigned on admission and at discharge by the attendant of record.

Plans are for the 1.2 million employees of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, with no current intent to sell to broader market.

The technology is still maturing, but already can be used to make sense of social determinants data -- a must in modern care delivery.

The AAPS recommended a number of specific solutions, including ending the safe harbor to the Medicare Anti-Kickback Statute.

A microtargeting initiative used consumer data, analytics and outreach that asked toothpaste preferences, for instance.

Jay Patel, clinical transformation officer at Seniorlink, says comprehensive tools for aging populations are going to require, among other things, cybersecurity and data aggregation among patients, family members and caregivers.

Blockchain won't solve every health IT problem, claims WW Health Chief Health Information Security Officer at Microsoft Hector Rodriguez, who offers advice for figuring out where it might, and might not, be a fit for you.

The Medicare population is estimated to have the highest and fastest growing prevalence of opioid use disorder in the U.S.