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By HIMSS TV | 10:39 am | June 19, 2020
This week's top stories include the Department of Health and Human Services whittling down vaccine candidates, the Senate HELP Committee looking at telehealth's future and Proteus filing for bankruptcy.
By Ruggiero Corcella | 10:19 am | June 19, 2020
The coronavirus emergency has improved digital health in the Italian healthcare system, but many fear a rude awakening unless major strides are made to advance digitisation, as discussed in a recent HIMSS Italian Community webinar.
By Kat Jercich | 03:08 pm | June 17, 2020
Of the 31 changes federal policymakers have enacted so far to ease access to virtual care, senators wondered: How many should be made permanent?
By Kat Jercich | 11:25 am | June 17, 2020
The 14 federally funded regional TRCs have seen an enormous uptick in requests for assistance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Mike Miliard | 11:14 am | June 17, 2020
The RF-ReID technology, developed at MIT's Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, can assess vital signs and take the "collective pulse" in congregate settings by analyzing wireless signals.
By Bill Siwicki | 02:40 pm | June 16, 2020
Blue Ridge Medical Group is using a new virtual-care tool from athenahealth, which, among other things, enables the doctor to document directly to the EHR during a telehealth visit.
By Kat Jercich | 11:48 am | June 15, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has acted as an "unexpected experiment" for telehealth, but despite its huge promise and the hopes of many that it will become the new normal, experts say it's difficult to predict what's next.
By Paddy Padmanabhan | 04:25 pm | June 12, 2020
How contact tracing, contactless experiences and remote monitoring will redefine healthcare and public health.  
By Kat Jercich | 02:54 pm | June 12, 2020
The bipartisan HEALTH Act would make permanent Medicare payments for telehealth services at federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.
By HIMSS TV | 04:21 am | June 12, 2020
This week's top stories include CMS giving hospitals guidance in their efforts to reopen ailing service lines, a glitch exposing video of patient consultations and making telehealth accessible to the underserved.