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By HIMSS TV | 09:06 am | June 02, 2021
Telehealth Connection TV: The senator describes the bipartisan interest in safeguarding access to telemedicine as "thrilling" because it improves the quality and availability of care, and decreases costs.
By Tammy Lovell | 02:53 am | June 02, 2021
Patients in England have until 23 June to opt out. 
By Kat Jercich | 04:24 pm | June 01, 2021
American Telemedicine Association Board Chair Dr. Joseph Kvedar called on clinicians, suppliers, payers and patients to play their part in fighting for long-term telehealth access.  
HIMSS21 Europe
By Tammy Lovell | 04:19 pm | June 01, 2021
Digital health experts from the UK will join the debate on how healthcare can evolve beyond COVID.
By Rachel McArthur | 10:57 am | June 01, 2021
Residents can now book via telephone, smartphone app, or this new service. The UAE currently has one of the highest immunisation rates in the world.
By Kat Jercich | 10:55 am | June 01, 2021
It would put $6.5 billion toward the creation of an agency tasked with federal research and development geared toward healthcare innovation, and includes a $25 million raise for ONC.
By Kat Jercich | 01:14 pm | May 28, 2021
A Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General audit found that the Veterans Health Administration underestimated the cost of its electronic health records modernization project to the tune of billions of dollars.
By Kat Jercich | 11:43 am | May 27, 2021
At the same time, a new report finds, stakeholders should not ignore the limitations of current virtual care models.
By Thiru Gunasegaran | 03:30 am | May 27, 2021
Hira will provide a "whole new way" to access and update people's health information.
HIMSS21 Europe
By Ruggiero Corcella | 02:51 am | May 27, 2021
Italian digital health stakeholders, including leading CIOs and industry experts, will contribute to a debate around cybersecurity and pandemic recovery as they look to a world beyond COVID-19 at the upcoming HIMSS21 European health conference.