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Amy Trainor, VP of IS clinical systems at Ochsner Health, discusses how, in the midst of the crisis, the healthcare provider organized, formatted and shared data for a "never again" scenario.

This week's top stories include a look at what the death of Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg could mean for the Affordable Care Act, femtech companies finding it difficult to advertise on social media and the emergence of social informatics.

Yale New Haven Health Services Medical Director Dr. Pam Hoffman discusses how telehealth became a service that required a "clinical champion" to a necessary part of the health system's offerings.

The Digital Care Act will encourage companies to develop apps that can enter standard care and present greater opportunities for digital health innovation, says Julia Pietsch, senior manager of digital health for Germany Trade & Invest.

Back in June, Apple announced that sleep tracking was finally coming to the Apple Watch. But it's not just tracking: It's a whole sleep experience. In this video, HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock tries it out.

Apple has included for the first time in its Apple Watch Series 6 a blood oxygenation sensor. In this video, HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock demonstrates how the new health tracking feature works.

This week's top stories include Apple and the VA working to get iPads into the hands of veterans, the latest Apple Watch measuring blood oxygen and a dip in the hospital CEO turnover rate.

This week's top stories include ex-CEO Cyrus Massoumi claiming his former colleagues coordinated a plan to replace him, a study finding telehealth to be the biggest threat to healthcare cybersecurity, and a NorthShore breach affecting 348,00 people.

Managing the whole population during the COVID-19 crisis is posing challenges, so we should share our learning, says Päivi Sillanaukee, ambassador for Health and Wellbeing of Finland and director-general of the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

By adding clinical decision support and the ability to see patient activity outside the four walls of the hospital, CalvertHealth in Maryland saw, among other things, a 94% reduction in Dilaudid use.