Population and Public Health

Michael Dalton of non-profit virtual care provider Ovatient discusses whether the federal program is a short-term patch for struggling rural hospitals or the last chance to move rural healthcare onto a model that works at scale.

An effective, cost-efficient combination of clinical collaboration, telepsychiatry, virtual reality and artificial intelligence-driven knowledge management is improving pediatric mental health service access in rural North Carolina, says Dr. Sy Saeed, ahead of HIMSS26.

Rural Americans are nearly three times more likely to develop chronic kidney disease than those in urban areas. Dr. Sharica Brookins has proven that, with telehealth and RPM, 100% virtual kidney care is not only possible, but essential.

SpotitEarly helps detect cancer by using dogs’ sense of smell, AI technology and reward-based training that teaches dogs to know the difference between healthy and cancerous samples, CEO Shlomi Madar explains.

Ryan M. Harrison of the CDC joins MobiHealthNews to preview his upcoming HIMSS26 talk where he'll discuss how the agency’s Technical Reference Architecture accelerates digital transformation across federal public health systems.

HIMSS provides support and community and is advancing EHR initiatives to connect Tribal health systems.

The Alliance for Advancing Rural Healthcare includes Arcadia, Castlight Health, Covista, Mission Mobile Medical, Telemedicine.com, TruBridge and Walgreens.

Two cardiology peak bodies in Australia and New Zealand have released a position statement guiding clinicians in effectively using telehealth.

National University Hospital CMIO Dr Ling Zheng Jye outlines the changes necessary for the National University Health System to effectively use data to bring forth innovations in quality and patient safety.

While global research shows a direct link between advanced digital maturity and better health and safety outcomes, a HIMSS26 session will dive into what still needs to be done on the frontiers of healthcare transformation.