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By Eric J. Neil | 04:47 pm | March 12, 2020
On the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, UW has ramped up telemedicine capabilities and made immediate changes to its EHR to support COVID-19 care.
By Mike Miliard | 12:18 pm | March 12, 2020
As COVID-19 spreads, putting nursing home residents at risk, the RUSH Act of 2020 would remove Medicare barriers hindering expansion of remote care technology in skilled nursing facilities.
By HIMSS TV | 09:24 am | March 12, 2020
Omar Fikree, vice president at Mubadala Investment Company, is collaborating with a number of reputable regulators to shape digital health.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:37 pm | March 11, 2020
The remote-monitoring technology is designed to help health systems and employers monitor, evaluate risk, and provide real-time escalation alerts for individuals exposed to infectious disease.
By Dean Koh | 04:37 am | March 11, 2020
A new update implemented by the Australian federal government will allow doctors, nurses and mental health practitioners to provide telehealth services, such as video conferencing, to people isolated at home due to the coronavirus. 
By Dean Koh | 12:38 am | March 10, 2020
On March 9, the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) in Hong Kong launched a special call under the Public Sector Trial Scheme for projects to support product development and application of technologies for the prevention and control of COVID-19.
By Bill Siwicki | 02:57 pm | March 09, 2020
Mobile app equipped with social media and telemedicine designed to keep patients in recovery connected with their clinical-care teams and support networks after discharge.
By HIMSS TV | 08:52 am | March 09, 2020
Mohannad Jameel M Brembali, general director of Health Supporting Systems at the Ministry of Health KSA, discusses Saudi Arabia's use of telehealth to improve healthcare access to patients in remote areas of the country.
By Mike Miliard | 05:04 pm | March 05, 2020
American Telemedicine Association cheers the $8 billion emergency funding legislation, which it says will expand the toolkits of healthcare professionals working to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.
By Nathan Eddy | 12:11 pm | March 05, 2020
Monitoring coronavirus patients remotely with clinical-grade sensors and collecting data on numerous physiological signals could improve clinical decision-making for providers.