Telehealth

Monthly Update: HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock recaps some of March's biggest healthcare stories, including policy updates, big tech moves and how to sign up for a vaccine at three major pharmacy chains.

Dr. Monica Bolbjerg, founder of Qure4u, shares best practices and real-world examples of scaling digital health technologies.

This week's top stories include Amazon expanding its Amazon Care telehealth services nationwide, Doctor on Demand and Grand Rounds merging, and the Biden administration investing in COVID-19 testing and treatments.

Troy Ament, field CISO of healthcare/pharma at Fortinet, shares why security must be "fundamentally and foundationally embedded" into a digital transformation, and not just bolted on.

Dr. Uché Blackstock shares the different approaches to achieving true equity in healthcare.

Randy Gaboriault, chief digital and information officer at ChristianaCare, describes how the health system developed a new Alexa Skill designed for home care patients, and discusses larger emerging trends around AI and remote patient monitoring.

There's been a regression in the use of virtual health since its huge spike at the beginning of the pandemic. The Chartis Group's Thomas Kiesau and Gregg Mohrmann say the answer is changing the operating model, not better technology.

Health IT can help manage the mental health and substance abuse disorder crisis that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, says Dr. Nishi Rawat, cofounder of OpenBeds, an addiction treatment connection service.

This week's top stories include U.S. hospitals and health systems facing a long road to recovery after COVID-19's devastating winter surge and HHS Secretary nominee Xavier Becerra signaling support for virtual care.

Penn Medicine CIO Michael Restuccia discusses the challenges of remote work for IT staff, having to hit pause on a big implementation due to the pandemic and what it means to serve the community during times of crisis.