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Cerner has been tapped by the United Kingdom’s National Health Service to supply its Millennium EHR system for a 4,000-bed temporary hospital in London.

The proposal would fully fund telehealth services and devices for eligible healthcare providers, although some aren't pleased with its exclusion of for-profit hospitals.

Dubai-based private healthcare entities, Aster DM Healthcare and HealthHub by Al-Futtaim have introduced their own videoconference-style consultations to help the public during restricted movement.  

An interview with Professor John Beard of the ARC Centre for Excellence in Population Aging Research, University of New South Wales, Australia.

First set to deploy in Washington State, the scalable smartphone app, which integrates with Epic's Care Everywhere platform, is aimed at care delivery in nontraditional settings without EHRs.

CMS is also allowing ERs to use drive-through testing and telehealth, and for tests to be done at home for stay-at-home residents.

The health IT vendor and its subsidiary Get Real Health have unveiled TalkWithYourDoc.com, free to provider organizations through 2020.

Matthew Kull, who had served as CIO on an interim basis, will take charge of the health system's strategic approach for digital transformation.

HHS and CMS should immediately distribute funds to every hospital at the rate of $25,000 per bed, or $30,000 in hot spots, AHA says.

The scheme aims to improve access to health data for research and planning.