Government & Policy

The new partnership, focused on social determinants of health, aims to create a statewide mechanism for sharing data referrals, interventions and outcomes among providers and social care agencies.

During this morning keynote at the 2022 HIMSS Middle East Health Conference & Exhibition, experts will share insights on their initiatives for health justice – with a spotlight on the Middle East.

Oscar Miranda, chief technology officer for healthcare at Armis, notes that regulations are defined baselines yet security goals often exceed them, and the disconnect is a common theme in healthcare.

With security concerns, including a potential breach and a class-action suit, around Meta Pixel and other web tracking tools, health systems should be considering "all the ways PHI may be used, disclosed and accessed," says a former OCR investigator.

Wexner Medical Center and Ohio State College of Medicine received a grant that includes support for delivering a validated mind-body health program through wearable devices and smartphones.

These projects are part of its broader strategy to shorten wait times while building the capacity to cater to future health demands.

The platform provides 18 million veterans with access to their health information through their smartphones and mobile devices. 

The nation is strengthening economic ties between itself and the U.S. with an array of partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem, says Eli Levin, who leads economic affairs and innovation at the Consulate General of Israel to New England.

It's the latest health system to embrace the idea that patients with "certain acute conditions can be treated in the comfort of their home with the same level of care and monitoring they would receive within the walls of our hospitals."