Patient Access

This week's top stories include racial and ethnic minority enrollees reporting significantly worse experiences around care access compared to whites, and Amazon Care expanding in-person offerings to 20 new cities.

Also, HCA Healthcare UK opens £26M specialist oncology unit at UCLH.

Patient engagement consultant and HIMSS Digital Influencer Stacy Hurt explains how the disabled and immunocompromised will need telehealth beyond the pandemic.

This week's top stories include a GAO report that found the VA did not establish performance measures and goals for migrated data quality, and the introduction of the  KardiaMobile Card, which is able to take a single-lead ECG in 30 seconds.

Virtual technology could broaden access to children’s mental health services, according to Naomi Allen, cofounder and CEO of Brightline.

Deep Dive: Many adults with a mental illness won’t be able to access care, even though they report anxiety and depression in greater numbers. Telehealth and digital tools can bridge the gap.

Robert Murphy, VP of Marketing for Revation Systems, wants to provide a secure “digital office” experience for patients and providers via telehealth.

Delaware Valley Community Health recast its technology infrastructure in the pandemic, says its CIO and HIMSS Changemaker Isaiah Nathaniel.

Telehealth can improve and expand care in specialties, according to Brian Yarnell, president and cofounder of Bluestream Health.

This week's top stories include provider orgs launching a campaign to protect and expand telehealth, and Amazon partnerships adding fall detection to its Alexa Together service.