The digital health space refers to the integration of technology and health care services to improve the overall quality of health care delivery. It encompasses a wide range of innovative and emerging technologies such as wearables, telehealth, artificial intelligence, mobile health, and electronic health records (EHRs). The digital health space offers numerous benefits such as improved patient outcomes, increased access to health care, reduced costs, and improved communication and collaboration between patients and health care providers. For example, patients can now monitor their vital signs such as blood pressure and glucose levels from home using wearable devices and share the data with their doctors in real-time. Telehealth technology allows patients to consult with their health care providers remotely without having to travel to the hospital, making health care more accessible, particularly in remote or rural areas. Artificial intelligence can be used to analyze vast amounts of patient data to identify patterns, predict outcomes, and provide personalized treatment recommendations. Overall, the digital health space is rapidly evolving, and the integration of technology in health

Sunday, May 3, 2020

Population Health Enters a New Era

Health Information Exchanges will allow for the extraction of information for public health. 

 The analytics company says the technology expertise of MAeHC, whose CEO Micky Tripathi will join Arcadia's leadership team, will help it expand its interoperability offerings for population health management

Micky Tripathi 

Just as it's doing with nearly every facet of society around the world, the COVID-19 crisis will radically transform approaches with patient engagement and pop health. From telemedicine and remote patient monitoring to AI and advanced analytics, healthcare was already in the midst of big changes in how it manages the health of patient populations. Now, in a new era where the pandemic is upending old assumptions, the stakes are even higher. This month, we look at how approaches to treating COVID-19 and other illnesses are shifting in this new era.

Arcadia, which specializes in technologies focused on population health management and value-based care, announced Thursday that it has acquired selected assets of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative.

 WHY IT MATTERS

The acquisition includes technology assets and some customer accounts of MAeHC, a nonprofit services firm that helps healthcare providers with technology and analytics to manage the demands of quality improvement and value-based care.

 Burlington, Massachusetts-based Arcadia says MAeHC's long track record with data warehousing, analytics services, and implementation support will be an asset as the company expands its offerings for health systems looking to drive clinical and operational improvements.

Interoperability is a particular area of expertise for MAeHC, which has led or contributed to many major interoperability and standards projects and partnerships over the past decade, such as HL7's FHIR spec and the Argonaut Project, an industry collaborative to speed its adoption across the industry. 

"The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the important role that population health management plays in ensuring healthcare organizations have accurate, up-to-date patient information to guide decision-making," said Tripathi.

"Over the last few weeks, we've seen how absolutely critical it is for all of us in value-based care, interoperability, and population health management to pivot at a moment's notice," he said. We are excited about joining our strong teams of experienced industry professionals who are building the future of interoperability and healthcare data exchange."

Analytics & Reporting




The application allows healthcare providers to easily access and understand comprehensive data in their patients’ profiles, identify gaps in care, and see how they rank in quality measures.  For today’s healthcare professionals, ensuring visibility into their patient panel, measuring patient outcomes, and providing proof that they have accurately met quality performance measures are major concerns. Many single electronic medical record (EMR) systems do not contain all of the historical or community medical information necessary to see a complete picture of a patient’s needs.
When a patient sees another doctor or is admitted to the hospital, that visit or event may not be shared with their full care team, which leaves providers with informational gaps that hinder their ability to identify and quickly rectify emerging issues.

MyData combines HIE data and provider data to deliver insights to participants in responsive, user-friendly dashboards and reports. This makes information easier to access, interpret, and track.  MyData’s community health dashboards leverage HealtheConnections’ clinical and data quality knowledge for three primary medical concerns: hypertension, diabetes, and high hospital utilization. These registries based upon contributed community data help providers get the most complete picture of their patient panel.

The merger of health information exchanges and a route for extracting information for such diseases as hypertension, diabetes, and other chronic diseases.  The Covid19 pandemic emphasizes the importance for prevention and future of Covid 19 transmission.









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