Population and Public Health

Monthly Update: HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock recaps some of August's top healthcare stories, including HIMSS21 and HIMSS21 Digital highlights, and an increasing number of vaccine mandates for healthcare and tech companies.

Using the reSET-O app in addition to other opioid treatments lowered healthcare costs by $1,014 and added 0.003 quality-adjusted life years compared with treatment alone.

All students over the age of 12 and school staff members must be fully vaccinated in order to be allowed to attend school, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Education said.

Students in the intervention groups were given an AI chatbot called Tess.  

The medical device company has signed an MoU with DHI 2048 to deploy 2,500 systems to the region by the year 2025.

The company's chief product officer wrote that deleting content as quickly as possible doesn't fix the problem.

The small study found nearly all patients had a complete abortion without the need for intervention.

HIMSS21's Evening of Black Excellence that Frye organized gave colleagues an opportunity to network and share their expertise.

ConcertAI is expanding its collaboration with Janssen to improve study design and increase diversity in clinical trials.

When a restaurant requires proof of vaccination, the CLEAR banner will pop up on the OpenTable booking confirmation page.