Regulation
Also: Truepill launches a COVID-19 test coverage platform for insurers, and 23andMe extends its partnership with GSK.
This week's top stories include the Holmes conviction for conspiracy to defraud investors and three counts of wire fraud, and Broward Health reporting an intruder accessed its network through a third-party medical service provider.
This week's top stories include baby tech company Owlet pulling its connected-sock wearables following an FDA warning letter, and TeamHealth's victory in a lawsuit accusing UnitedHealthcare of engaging in unfair reimbursement practices.
This week's top stories include the CMS ups penalties for hospitals ignoring the price transparency rule, the ATA and other groups ask Congress to safeguard telehealth for workers, and senior assistance company Papa raises $150 million in Series D funding.
HIMSS21
HIMSS Senior VP of Government Relations Tom Leary provides updates on Patient ID Now, pandemic response and the telehealth cliff at HIMSS21.
This week's top stories include the Patient ID Now coalition pushing for a national patient ID strategy, President Biden looking to lower ACA premiums and drug costs, and Accolade moving into the telemedicine space with PlushCare acquisition.
This week's top stories include the Peloton Tread+ coming under fire, nurses giving EHR usability an "F" and HHS vowing to tackle racism as a serious public health threat.
President Biden announces health-related appointees, nominees; YouTube forms health partnerships tea
This week's top stories include Biden appointing Jeffrey Zients as head of the White House's COVID-19 response team and Micky Tripathi as head of National Coordinator for Health IT, while YouTube taps Dr. Graham to lead its health partnerships team.
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.
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.