Population Health

<p>Mohamad Takwa, CEO of Epigenica, an epigenetic-profiling company based in Sweden talks about the technology and its opportunities for healthcare, including the creation of epigenetic drugs.</p>

<p>The WHO's Global Strategy on Digital Health and the G20 Riyadh declaration aligned on issues including workforce development, says Taghreed Justinia, regional director for IT Services at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.</p>

<p>Much can be learned from donating UpToDate to middle- and low-income countries, including how access to evidence-based clinical guidance can reduce barriers anywhere, says Wolters Kluwer Health CMO Dr. Peter Bonis.</p>

According to Optum, there's a high unmet need for treatments for Alzheimer's disease, as current treatments have lacked efficacy.

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Saudi Ministry of Health advisor for digital transformation Dr. Ahmed Balkhair explains how value-based healthcare helps improve the output of care and quality. </span></span></span></span></span></p>

The legislation mandates that HHS, MedPAC and MACPAC each conduct a report and issue recommendations on telehealth.

The money is to test a new socialization and sex education curriculum for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

<p>In honor of Black History Month, healthcare leaders highlight Black American accomplishments.</p>

CMS says it must examine whether a medication is reasonable and necessary while the FDA assesses whether medications are safe and effective. 

This year, Medicare Advantage enrollment grew by just 1.5 million, below the pace set in previous years.