Population Health

A background in managing a medical practice gave Gayle Harrell, a Florida state senator and HIMSS26 Changemaker, insights that she used to craft legislation on HITECH and e-prescribing.

Dr. Christopher R. Cogle, director of the Florida Health Policy Leadership Academy, says designing systems for the most complex and vulnerable populations has created advances for healthcare information technology.

Also, the University of Queensland is testing aphasia therapy via telehealth.

It serves as a clinical decision-support tool providing structured clinical workflows for managing outpatients at sub-health centres.

From 19 to 21 May 2026, health leaders and professionals from Europe and beyond will gather at Bella Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark, to learn, connect and innovate. Get all the coverage from the event on this page.

"Health systems are investing greatly in innovative digital and AI technologies, but the gap between what technology can do and what clinicians actually use is where value is won or lost," says Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Jeremy Meller.

The accepted providers have agreed to receive payments tied to the results-based Medicare payment model, which allows healthcare organizations to use digital health tools and integrated services to treat chronic conditions.

Also, AIIMS Delhi has unveiled a new virtual reality training centre.

Brenda Hood, client experience analyst at HealtHIE Nevada, says fragmented systems hinder care in tribal regions. Seamless data exchange is essential to closing care gaps and improving access to treatment.

ANNE Maternal is a wireless monitoring system that streams maternal and fetal data and issues alerts to clinicians when evaluation is required.