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Also, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS FT to save quarter of a million pounds through e-Observations.

Clinicians, vendors and telehealth advocates stress the importance of virtual services in expanding access to care – and noted the ways it still needs to improve. 

The program is set to begin piloting at select sites in the RWJBarnabas system by completing social determinants of health screenings for patients.

This week's top stories include Cue Health delivering 100,000 COVID-19 tests per day by March, and hospital associations calling CMS' threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid participation for non-compliant data reporting "reckless."

Dr. Art Papier, CEO of VisualDx, and Dr. Nada Elbuluk, the company's director of clinical impact, discuss the healthcare disparities that exist for patients of color and the strides being made to reduce bias.

Although "technology can be a great equalizer," it can also be used to further inequities, said panelists at HLTH VRTL 2020.

Deep Dive: Advocates, lawmakers and HIMSS Global Health Equity Network leaders outline the actions they're taking to address the disparities in maternal mortality and access to care among Black women.

Mayo Clinic Platform President Dr. John Halamka explains how a new digital health tool can be applied through the "five stages" of the COVID-19 pandemic by enabling on-demand testing, tracking of lab results and proof of vaccine administration.

QTT COO Jayyou Choi discusses the importance of digital transformation and the value of technology in improving outcomes.

At the Cerner Health Conference, CEO Brent Shafer said COVID-19 has "inspired a burst of innovation," with hundreds of patents and faster progress for a wider array of technologies moving from concept to general availability.