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Telehealth Connection TV: Dr. Sophia Yen, CEO of Pandia Health, discusses the advantages of – and hurdles to – providing contraception virtually.

Leaders from Verizon, VA, Microsoft and Medivis discuss how Project Convergence is bringing augmented reality and AI to the surgical theater, thanks to 5G technology, thereby enhancing care to veterans.

Othman Abahussein, CEO of Nala, discusses how government initiatives are helping to meet user demands and drive digital health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, reflected in the rise of telemedicine and e-prescriptions.

Katya Hancock, Investor Network director at StartUp Health, says although Q3 2020 was the largest quarter for digital health funding in history, there's still a lot of work to do to address the most pressing healthcare needs.

Dr. Osama Elhassan, coordinator of the ZIMAM initiative, says digital skills should be prioritized by the workforce to help improve workflows and care pathways.

Tom Leary, SVP of government relations at HIMSS, says the presidential election has passed, but ongoing Senate races could have unforeseen impacts on healthcare IT.

Pothik Chatterjee, executive director of innovation and research at LifeBridge Health, says his team responded to the COVID-19 crisis with mobile clinics, digital patient monitoring and on-site PPE production.

This week's top stories include the Supreme Court appearing favorable to keeping the Affordable Care Act, Google Cloud unveiling AI tools for analyzing unstructured medical text, and Epic customers gaining access to a COVID-19 risk prediction model.

Notal Vision CEO Kester Nahen discusses remote diagnostic eye care and its future.

George Halvorson, chair and CEO of the Institute for InterGroup Understanding, explains why it's imperative to collect and share data to focus on disparities in care.