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This week's top stories include the VA giving scheduling technology a test run, fines for nursing homes not complying with testing regulations and telehealth giant Amwell getting a $100 million funding boost from Google Cloud.

Despite increased adoption of technology during COVID-19, the digital divide must be addressed by greater investment, says professor Sam Shah, founder and director of Faculty of Future Health.

Remote care automation and predictive triage can help patients get the care they need safely and efficiently, according to experts at FutureMed 2020.

The recent series of events of Black Lives Matter have revealed the vast disparities that impact UK BAME workers within the health tech industry.

Dr. Jay Anders, chief medical officer at Medicomp Systems, discusses how to help physicians overwhelmed by electronic health record systems.

It's relatively easy to collect needs and bring them together once the ecosystem is connected in a single depository, says CEO Prof. Eugene Kandel.

This week's top stories include AdventHealth lamenting $260 million in losses, Dr. Fauci "cautiously optimistic" there will be a vaccine by early 2021 and a study finding ICD-10 codes may not effectively capture patients with cough and fever.

Linguamatics Director of Clinical Analytics Dr. Elizabeth Marshall discusses data management and workflow challenges during a fast-changing pandemic - and describes how natural language processing can help.

Dr. Anders Tegnell, Sweden's state epidemiologist, said during FutureMed 2020 he supports the country's decision to keep schools open with social distancing guidance in place.

Marc Probst, longtime CIO at Intermountain Healthcare and new CIO at ELLKAY, talks about interoperability, telehealth and digital transformation - as well as the IT innovation he sees emerging from the COVID-19 crisis.