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Population and Public Health

By Dave Muoio | 05:06 pm | March 19, 2020
Early data from the roughly 100,000-participant effort suggest infrequent social distancing and regional behavior disparities (as of March 15).
By Laura Lovett | 12:37 pm | March 19, 2020
[Since this article was published, the FDA has released an alert warning that it has not yet authorized any COVID-19 home testing kits]
By HIMSS News | 11:00 am | March 17, 2020
The HIMSS Media editors discuss government and healthcare-organization response to the coronavirus, including chatbot services, drive-through testing sites and social-media monitoring.
By Laura Lovett | 05:48 pm | March 12, 2020
Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips, chief clinical officer for Providence St. Joseph Health, talks about the use of chatbots, telemedicine and drive-thru clinics in treating the virus. 
By Laura Lovett | 02:53 pm | March 11, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the US, healthcare providers and industry experts take to Twitter to dispel myths. 
By David Maman | 03:23 pm | February 24, 2020
From travel checkpoints to at-home screening, smartphone-based digital health tools could play a role in limiting outbreaks, writes Binah.ai CEO David Maman.
By MobiHealthNews | 05:20 pm | February 21, 2020
COVID-19, perhaps still better known as novel coronavirus, is a dangerous and rapidly spreading disease that governments and healthcare stakeholders are working around the world to contain.
By Laura Lovett | 05:15 pm | February 20, 2020
The accelerator will focus on human centered design, data integration, data interoperability and third-party solution integration. 
By Laura Lovett | 05:14 pm | February 18, 2020
Gaines discusses how the primary care provider's role is rapidly changing to include managing more aspects of the patient's life. 
By Laura Lovett | 03:04 pm | February 11, 2020
The new tool comes as cases of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) reached over 40,000 in China.