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Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jolie Ritzo, VP of Strategy and Network Engagement at Civitas Networks for Health Health data management in 2024 is both intricate and complex. Here are some of the most exciting and challenging aspects of both exchanging and using comprehensive health data this year and ahead.

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Health Data Interoperability Is No Longer An Existential Threat

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. In a public health report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the state of the U.S. public health technology was likened to “puttering along the […]. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Matthew A.

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“We’ve normalized a very high death toll in the U.S.” – How A Trust Deficit Has Infected America’s COVID Outcomes

Health Populi

Trust, or really lack thereof, is a killer app for people’s coronavirus health outcomes. That is the through-line found in a very deep dive into 177 countries’ health data published in The Lancet in a research article on pandemic preparedness and COVID-19.

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Healthcare Is Not Equal for All – We Need Population Health 4.0

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article written by Sita Kapoor, Chief Information Officer at HealthEC. Public Health 4.0, or Population Health 4.0, is the recognition of health as a global entity and the focus on identifying and eliminating health disparities, unnecessary costs, and comorbidity.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

Healthcare IT Today

Previous articles in this series showed why social determinants of health (SDoH) are the hottest recent addition to data used by the medical industry. We’ve explored how SDoH data is defined and shared. This article shows how organizations are collecting it.

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions Takes Social Determinants of Health to New Heights

Healthcare IT Today

A recent offering from LexisNexis Risk Solutions promises to greatly expand access to this data, called social determinants of health (SDoH), for payers, clinicians, public health agencies, pharma companies, and other researchers. Are there disparities in program participation or health outcomes?

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What Healthcare Interoperability Topic Are Not Enough People Talking About?

Healthcare IT Today

We don’t even have the time or word count to cover it all in this article, so instead we will be focusing on healthcare interoperability. What isn’t being talked about enough when it comes to sharing health data? So many topics to cover in healthcare but tragically so little time!