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At HIMSS22, Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst at Mayo Clinic Platform, and Dr. John Halamka, president of MCP, will discuss the future of digital health. 

In a preview of his HIMSS22 session, Craig S. Kovacevich, associate vice president of community and population health at the University of Texas Medical Branch, explains how a population health analytics engine helps the system find missing screenings, vaccinations and other services.

The tool can help keep track of employees' symptoms, illnesses and vaccination records. 

The virtual care company plans to add devices that can transmit metrics like blood pressure or glucose levels to MDLIVE's patient portal later this year.

In a preview of their HIMSS22 session, Joel D. Ray, vice president of patient care services and CNO, and Julia W. Aucoin, director of practice, quality and research at UNC REX Healthcare, discuss the country's nursing shortage and how tech solutions can help.

A JAMA study found consumers are more willing to share step count data than other types of information. 

They have used data from wearable devices to measure a person's risk of depression.