Patient Engagement

The prototype has cameras and a display screen as well as a waterproof box that can deliver medical supplies or collect tests.

The investment is intended to ease backlog of patients seeking outpatient appointments.

Also, new UK National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care announced. 

With its promise of virtual care in all 50 states, this is the first time a big tech firm will be directly in the healthcare services business. Will it be another failed experiment, or the breakthrough we've been waiting for?

Survey data shows patients, their families and friends are happy with the simple mobile app, which has boosted the Florida health system's OAS CAHPS scores.

In another reminder of the ongoing digital divide, the report shows that providers and policymakers need to think about health equity and help make sure virtual care works for everyone.

One New York-based managed care organization used telemedicine to decrease emergency department visits among its members. 

Sources told Insider that the company plans to make its app-based Amazon Care services available to employees throughout the country.

For the newest installment in this feature series, three CIOs, a CMIO and an innovation VP discuss lessons they've learned during the past year, and describe go-forward strategies for cloud, virtual care and more.

This week's top stories include the House approving a bill that expands the scope of those who qualify for financial help, bad bots jeopardizing vaccine appointments, and PatientPoint merging with Outcome Health.