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The pandemic has had a big impact on health systems' supply chains, says Dr. Joe Drozda, director of outcomes research at Mercy.

The pandemic is highlighting the need to drive digital maturity with investment, while addressing data sharing models, says Ahmad AbuSalah, health informatics and intelligence officer at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre.

Stakeholders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are working on a roadmap to ensure alignment with government policy to drive digital innovation in healthcare, says OASIS CEO Thamer Shaker.

This week's top stories include CMS expanding telehealth services but the American Telemedicine Association expressing concerns about remote patient monitoring, and DeepMind AI cracking a decades-old protein folding challenge.

Telehealth Connection TV: Matt Hawkins and Parity Health founder Iris Frye discuss why convenience helps drive engagement – and virtual care is no exception.

A nationwide telemedicine initiative to provide teleconsultations to the whole population of Pakistan provided an opportunity to drive adoption of technology during the pandemic, says Digital Care CEO Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed.

Aldara Hospital and Medical Center Managing Director Osman Minkara discusses using technology to improve patient care and satisfaction, obstacles to advanced digital technology and the consumerization of healthcare.

Jonathan Weiner, professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses some of the data fundamentals that are essential for effective artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.

Mohammad Alrehaili, executive GM of government & key sales at Mobily, discusses the company's role in building the required infrastructure to enable internet of things services and devices in healthcare services.

For those treating and caring for the medically underserved, digital is changing the game, says Rene Cabral-Daniels, CEO of Cenevia.