Telehealth
HRSA's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded $5 million to develop cross-state licensure for clinicians.
The agency's goal is to ensure states and localities have the flexibility they need to ramp up diagnostic testing and access to medical care.
Consumers may take a more active role in managing health and participating in a system that is essentially being remade.
There will be a new way of living in a post-coronavirus world - but digital tools can help significantly in the fight against COVID-19 and other diseases.
The funds will go to 1,779 small rural hospitals and 14 Telehealth Resource Centers.
Lasting change will have to come from Congress, but there will be more of an impetus now that telehealth is getting its day in the sun.
Scripps Translational Science Institute Epidemiologist Jennifer M. Radin discusses using wearables data to detect viral infections, including COVID-19.
Walgreens Find Care now includes a COVID-19 risk assessment powered by Microsoft Healthcare Bot on Microsoft Azure.
While new technologies are being deployed, health systems can use existing resources to help combat the coronavirus's spread.
A new program led by a team at MIT searches for ideas to fight COVID-19 via hackathons and virtual events.