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Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer

Lloyd Price

Digital health improves service delivery and clinical outcomes, and we know that cannot happen if we don’t look at the data." 1) Jembi - Rwanda Health Information Exchange (RHIE) The RHIE project comprises of an international project team and is funded by the IDRC, Rockefeller Foundation, PEPFAR and the HIPPP initiative.

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Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Healthcare IT Today

News and Studies Amid the push for interoperability, data gaps persist, according to the inaugural State of Interoperability report from Health Gorilla , a health information network. Products AVIA launched AVIA Marketplace , a platform connecting hospitals and health systems to curated digital health tools.

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#HIMSS24 Europe: What are the key talking points likely to be?

Lloyd Price

And you’ll leave HIMSS24 Europe with rich insights to take back home and drive change in your health system. Expect discussions on how this €9 billion plan is being used to improve the digital maturity of the Italian healthcare system. For: Anyone who shares the mantra “Prevention Before Intervention” in population health.

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Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Healthcare IT Today

A report from Western New York HIE HEALTHeLINK and the Milbank Memorial Fund found that enrollment in a CMS Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model at a institution that was a member of the HIE led to a 24% decrease in hospital admission rates, a 21% drop in outpatient surgeries, and a nearly 33% reduction in hospital length of stay.

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Bonus Features – September 25, 2022 – More than 90% of patients prefer providers who offer telemedicine, Sequoia Project releases info blocking resources, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Research from digital therapeutic Hello Health published in the American Heart Association’s Hypertension journal concluded that digital tools for self-management of hypertension improve clinical outcomes throughout the patient population across gender, age, race, and additional factors.

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Featured Health IT Job: Director, Application Development and Integrations

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare is undergoing an unprecedented transformation through digital health. NYeC is propelling healthcare forward by facilitating the use of new and innovative technologies that will improve patient care. Do you want to be at the center of it in New York State?

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Featured Health IT Job: Director, Application Development and Integrations

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare is undergoing an unprecedented transformation through digital health. NYeC is propelling healthcare forward by facilitating the use of new and innovative technologies that will improve patient care. Do you want to be at the center of it in New York State?