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Amanda Adkins' platform includes pushback against the Affordable Care Act and support for expanding the medical supply chain in the United States.

Key survey findings focused on the state of inpatient capacity, elective procedures, digital engagement with healthcare professionals and post-COVID-19 planning.

While it remains "committed to bringing staff back," the company told workers over the weekend that they wouldn't be required to return to campus today. It has also asked Cleveland Clinic and others to assess its reopening plans.

Frustrated staffers at the Verona campus allege indifference from upper management to the health risks and say there have been efforts to quash dissent. Some say they're looking to unionize in response.

HIMSS Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Charles Alessi discusses lessons learned in managing the pandemic, describing specific values that have helped countries shape their response to the crisis.

Collaboration tools are undergoing drastic version updates and feature overhauls on a very frequent basis, which force security departments to keep a close eye on upcoming changes to determine whether their standards will still be met.

Once its insurance claim is resolved, HIMSS intends to come forward with additional remedies for the cancelled HIMSS20, says CEO Hal Wolf.

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, with the efficiency gained through Cerner EHR-linked analytics, has reduced the time spent aligning daily staffing by 70 hours per week.

The Rhode Island health system has settled with OCR for the HIPAA violation after an employee's computer went missing – with protected health information of 20,431 individuals left accessible.

“In APAC’s response to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is absolutely no doubt that digitally enabled systems made for better outcomes,” said Dr Charles Alessi.