Healthcare Reform

Hopes for a Senate telehealth bill passage, public health infrastructure modernization and the European Health Data Space are just a few of the priorities on the HIMSS agenda, says Tom Leary, the group's senior VP and head of government relations.

Georgia Southern University professor Heidi Altman says the project has focused on health disparities and access to care, especially in rural areas.

The Swedish eHealth Agency's Maria Hassel looks at the country's digital health maturity, which helped its pandemic response – and lets it plan to use IT to boost health outcomes.

A new program is geared to getting better healthcare to veterans and families through an understanding of their lives and care needs, explains Brynn Cole, Director of Design and Storytelling for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The startup also announced a new product called Clear Contracts that aims to improve the direct contracting process.

Digital health movers and shakers weigh in on how the industry can make progress on building next-generation healthcare for everyone.

Authors from Flare Capital discuss why policy matters for health innovation.

Facebook removed a slew of pages, groups and accounts for spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on its platforms.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence are a new frontier for healthcare, but providers and researchers need to work to ensure they use these new technologies ethically.