Population and Public Health
The $50 billion in funding to be allocated annually among all states over 10 years may be insufficient, even as the RHTP could put pressure on the rural healthcare system over the long term.
The first of this two-part series looks at how limited access to agency expertise may have reduced the likelihood that states will hit the mark on their applications, which are due on Nov. 5.
Asian Hospital and Medical Center is on target for 100% EMR adoption.
With the national health emergency lifted, South Korea will reapply restrictions on hospital-level telemedicine and cap virtual consultations at 30% of total visits.
Cherish Health's radar-powered device assesses residents' health and safety with AI and automatically alerts family and a security center in case of emergency, explains the company's CEO Sumit Nagpal.
Also, Chulalongkorn University has launched long-read genome sequencing to screen newborns for genetic diseases.
Ishani Ved, director of transformational population health and outcomes at Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, discusses the implementation process for a population health management platform.
The company's collaborations with UW Medicine, Alaska Airlines and The MetroHealth System are helping boost patient access to specialty meds, says CEO Amit Gir, who describes plans for new drone deliveries.
According to 10FT Ventures' Louiza Chitour, countries in the Middle East and Africa will benefit if sovereign wealth funds and regulators support companies in creating digital health tools based on local population data.
It will initially provide remote heart failure and post-cardiac care.