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This week's top stories include a lawsuit by former Zocdoc CEO Cyrus Massoumi, a large uptick in targeted attacks against telehealth systems, and a NorthShore University HealthSystem data breach affecting 348,00 people.

More than ever, the global COVID-19 crisis has shown the imperative of a connected, secure and outcomes-driven healthcare ecosystem, and the HIMSS Digital Health Indicator can help.

Europe’s first GE Healthcare-powered Clinical Command Centre opened in 2019. GE Healthcare’s experience delivering Command Centres around the world tells them that providing caregivers with actionable real-time data is key to driving optimisation of healthcare.

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals got resources first while post-acute care executives maxed out credit cards buying PPE and staff wore garbage sacks for gowns, says IntelyCare CEO David Coppins.

The VirtualCheckup program combines telemedicine, clinical diagnostics, and COVID-19 and depression screenings to offer users preventive care.

“We have doubled the number of patients seen on a daily basis because of the telehealth capabilities,” said Central Kansas Mental Health Center’s IT director.

The UK’s Royal Marsden Hospital in London has developed an e-form solution using Hyland OnBase that captures and tracks COVID-19 symptom responses from cancer patients remotely, prior to an appointment or treatment visit.

The U.S. Department of Justice says its Viztek subsidiary violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently gaining 2014 Edition certification for its EXA EHR.

Communication technology should be viewed as part of personal protection equipment, says Vocera president and CEO Brent Lang. 

Women account for most entry-level positions, but the percentage drops the higher the position.