Telehealth

The massive health system's patient-compliance and patient-satisfaction numbers are quite high, at 85% and 96%, respectively.

This week's top stories include Google disbanding its health division as VP Dr. David Feinberg leaves Google Health to serve as Cerner's CEO, and the FDA giving full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Trapollo works with providers and payers to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes through remote monitoring solutions, says Andrew Goldberg, vice president of strategy development for Cox Communications.

The Massachusetts Federally Qualified Health Center Telehealth Consortium also announced that it had raised more than $6 million toward ensuring equitable and sustainable virtual care.

A researcher took a deep dive into the behavior of commercially insured individuals within and outside of one of the country's largest health systems.

A physician expert talks pre-pandemic regulations, ethical telemedicine across state lines, how virtual care technologies are boosting access and more.

"We just don’t have enough psychiatrists and psychologists to meet the demand," said one expert during HIMSS21 Digital.

The organization awarded grants to four safety net organizations that aim to connect low-income and unhoused communities with virtual care.

Seamless digital health solutions like Philips' HealthSuite help optimize provider workflows and activate patients to manage their health, says Shez Partovi, MD, the company's chief innovation and strategy officer at Philips.

The news comes alongside reports that Google is dismantling its health division.