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The House bill, introduced last week, would eliminate most geographic and originating site restrictions on the use of telehealth in Medicare, a broadly popular provision.

A time study showed the old workflow took 144 seconds to view an Rx report; the new, integrated workflow takes 10 seconds – saving 58 hours across the organization.

In a globally broadcast conference, hosted by Clalit Health Services and HIMSS, key discussions led by world leaders, decision-makers and other thought leaders took place around the topic of responding to the COVID-19 emergency.

An interview with Professor Mahmood Adil, medical director of Public Health Scotland and clinical data & digital lead at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, who will be speaking at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Event.

Telehealth introduces a new approach to shared clinical decision making, facilitates trusted cooperation and patient engagement. For Siemens Healthineers, the COVID-19 pandemic sheds new light on digital solutions in value-based healthcare.

The new HIMSS Digital Health Indicator is a new way of thinking about system-wide insights into digital maturity, said Tim Kelsey, SVP, HIMSS Analytics International. 

The company conservatively projects a loss in revenue for 2020 spanning from a 1% to 45% decline compared to its original estimate for each sector.

Defense Health Agency will use its tools to help with the delivery of tele-critical care and remote patient monitoring for service members deployed worldwide.

The healthcare organization is using a $630,000 FCC award to get telemedicine into the home, including with remote patient-monitoring devices.

Many health systems had just two days to expand or overhaul their COVID-19 patient-data-reporting practices, according to leaders from more than 10 state hospital associations.