Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 25th May, 2019.

Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----https://hbr.org/2019/05/harnessing-digital-information-to-improve-population-healthHarnessing Digital Information to Improve Population HealthSamyukta MullangiJohn P. PollakSaid IbrahimMay 14, 2019 Health systems do not systematically collect information on social determinants of health (SDH)  — the conditions in which people are born, live, grow, and age  — despite knowing that they have a big impact on individual and population health. But the shift from reimbursing providers for the volume of services they deliver (fee for service) to the quality of patient outcomes relative to cost (value) is causing them to focus more on maintaining patients he alth and not just curing disease. This shift is causing... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - Category: Information Technology Authors: Source Type: blogs