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By HIMSS TV | 09:54 am | September 04, 2020
This week's top stories include California passing the nation's first law mandating a 45-day supply of PPE, GoodRX filing to go public, and healthcare execs naming telehealth as their top COVID-19 tech problem.
By Ahmed El Sherif | 09:15 am | September 04, 2020
UAE capital’s healthcare sector celebrates achievement one year on from the launch of HIE platform, Malaffi.
By Sara Mageit | 01:53 am | September 04, 2020
Also, Switzerland’s Health n Go blockchain health certificate app shows the effectiveness of digitally delivered health certificates.
By Kat Jercich | 04:41 pm | September 03, 2020
A George Mason University professor argues in a new report that hurdles to entrepreneurial exploration are slowing telehealth expansion.
By Sara Mageit | 05:54 am | September 01, 2020
The extra £50 million investment will boost improvements in technology across the NHS to speed up the diagnoses of diseases like cancer.
By Kat Jercich | 03:09 pm | August 31, 2020
Stakeholders stressed the importance of a patient-identification strategy in an ONC working session Monday.
By Mike Miliard | 02:35 pm | August 28, 2020
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.
By HIMSS TV | 07:05 am | August 28, 2020
This week's top stories include the VA giving Cerner scheduling technology a test run, fines for nursing homes that don't comply with testing regulations and Google Cloud pouring $100 million into telehealth giant Amwell.
By Kat Jercich | 01:19 pm | August 27, 2020
In July, a Maryland federal judge issued an injunction blocking the FDA's in-person abortion requirements for the duration of the pandemic.
By Kat Jercich | 12:23 pm | August 27, 2020
The CDC this week issued controversial guidelines saying people without symptoms may not need to seek testing, even if they've been exposed to someone with the virus.