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As the agency's workload swells with the weight of a public health emergency, digital health companies on a timeline should consider whether their products truly warrant a regulatory submission, writes Epstein Becker & Green's Bradley Merrill Thompson.

From interoperability to social determinants of health, to patient engagement and experience, the interviews and topical deep-dives of our multimedia features gained a wide audience this year.

Digital health advocates expressed mixed feelings about the colossal bill, which also authorized funding for telehealth work and rural hospital operations.

The health system found that patients who received care at their facilities had lower observed mortality rates than the national average, and remote patient monitoring may have been one difference-maker.

The health system is using AI to provide COVID-19 risk assessments, virtualize waiting rooms for physician appointments and automate the PCP-to-specialist referral process.

The Office for Civil Rights' 13th such settlement in the past year-plus comes on the heels of new proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule that prioritize patient access.

There was no shortage of variety among the 2020 healthcare initiatives from Alphabet's major business units.

The rideshare company said it would be teaming up with a number of corporate and healthcare partners, including Anthem and Epic, to transport people in need to vaccination sites.

Customers report that Cerner has made notable progress on fluid record-sharing, while Meditech and Greenway Health lag behind.

Data will drive a healthier 2021.