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Data modernization includes how people in public health can have real-time data to inform and provide strategic guidance and policies that can improve communities, says Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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Rebecca Coyle, executive director of the American Immunization Registry Association, says monitoring vaccine data lets states determine where more vaccines are needed when diseases spread through populations.
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Josh Wymer of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services talks about how his involvement with HIMSS beginning at the chapter level has been instrumental in building his career, including gaining a CPDHTS certification.
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The Virtual Health Hub is working with local leaders to provide Indigenous Canadian communities with culturally sensitive care while honoring their data sovereignty principles, according to director Ivar Mendez.
The aim is to apply AI to deliver more personalized care and derive insights on population health and disease progression.
The editors of Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News and MobiHealthNews discuss the telehealth bill that was scuttled in 2024, as well as what's ahead in 2025 regarding the RPM market, physicians' pay schedule and cybersecurity policy.
Susan Conover, Piction Health CEO and cofounder, discusses the company's collaborations with dermatologists in 20 countries to build its AI to ensure accuracy across skin tones and the organization's objectives thanks to recent funding.
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SVP of advanced analytics Pravin Pant and associate VP of interoperability strategy Michael Gould, both at ZeOmega, discuss how providers should adopt FHIR standards to achieve TEFCA compliance and enable easier data sharing with payers.
The company will provide training and support services in Washington state to help recruit and retain a behavioral health workforce.
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Dr. Donald Warne, codirector of the Center for Indigenous Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, advocates for the recognition of Indigenous medical contributions, including osteopathy’s origin in Shawnee and Otoe practices.