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Parity Health Information & Technology founder Iris Frye says Black trailblazers in the medical field have made digital healthcare innovation possible.

This week's top stories include the ClassPass app providing members with the most convenient locations to receive vaccinations, glitches in New Jersey's Microsoft-powered vaccine registration portal, and COVID-19 costs catching up to insurers.

Kate Milliken, a HIMSS TV contributor, entrepreneur and patient advocate, shares her own story of beating COVID-19 and talking her doctor into prescribing monoclonal antibody treatment.

The pandemic has created the need for more integrated digital tools, says Xealth CEO Mike McSherry.

Similar to when doctors would make physical visits to your home, telehealth is bringing about a more personalized world where healthcare is once again coming to the patient, says John Poli, industry principal of healthcare at RingCentral.

Opioids, controlled substances, expensive oncology therapeutics and vaccines risk being stolen and sold on the black market. Invistics CEO Tom Knight shares how supply chain visibility and inventory control tools help safeguard them.

Piece Technologies CEO Dr. Ruben Amarasingham and OSF Ventures' Dr. Garrett Vygantas say AI can assist in tasks that will allow physicians to focus more time on the core elements of their work.

Dr. Minal Bakhai, GP and clinical director for digital-first primary care NHS England, discusses key steps to ensure best practices with video consultations.

Dr. Shera Chok, national clinical advisor for system transformation at NHS England and cofounder of the Shuri Network, says diversifying talent and having a digitally literate workforce are a must.

This week's top stories include the ways CEOs and CFOs are weathering the pandemic, 43 states implementing some form of state telehealth commercial payer law, and Fitbit adding blood glucose tracking to its LifeScan OneTouch Reveal app.