Government & Policy

This week's top stories include the VA giving Cerner scheduling technology a test run, fines for nursing homes that don't comply with testing regulations and Google Cloud pouring $100 million into telehealth giant Amwell.

In July, a Maryland federal judge issued an injunction blocking the FDA's in-person abortion requirements for the duration of the pandemic.

The CDC this week issued controversial guidelines saying people without symptoms may not need to seek testing, even if they've been exposed to someone with the virus.

COVID-19 has revealed a lot about the world we live in. It has reinforced the possibilities that open up when we collaborate and come together, united towards a common cause; in this case, of defeating the spread of SARS-CoV-2 says Atif Al Braiki, CEO, Abu Dhabi Health Data Services LLC (Malaffi).

With President Trump calling upon those who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate their plasma, the agency says HIPAA allows insurance plans to contact beneficiaries about donation.

The Centralized Scheduling Solution from Cerner will enable better care coordination for 60,000 vets at that location, and will eventually be rolled out to all Veterans Affairs facilities nationwide.

The announcement, which was expected last week, had been delayed after reports of pushback from National Institutes of Health officials.

Before COVID-19, Central Maine Healthcare had used remote care sparingly, says CMIO Dr. Steven Martel. By July, it had conducted 25,000 virtual visits.

One of the more remarkable features of the NHS’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been its rapid uptake of technology in the UK says director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay.

Following President Trump's executive order on virtual care, the American Hospital Association issued a series of recommendations supporting access to telehealth after the public health emergency ends.