COVID-19
Penn State Health's Cletis Earle talks about how the health system has managed population health during the pandemic with help from EHR tweaks, telehealth, data sharing via CommonWell and more.
Empathetics founder and psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital Dr. Helen Riess speaks with Frank Cutitta, who was hospitalized with COVID-19 for 100 days, about "institutionalized loneliness" and other emotional aftereffects of the pandemic.
This week's top stories include the WHO's report on the origin of COVID-19, the FDA clearing Amazon's at-home COVID-19 test kit, and a survey finding most digital health leaders perceive the sector to be high risk.
MaineHealth CIO Dr. Daniel Nigrin shares what it's like to take on a new top job during a pandemic, and describes his plans for vaccine distribution, telehealth and remote monitoring across Maine.
In the debut episode of HIT Cybersecurity, Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, describes the current threat landscape – and shares tips for safeguarding a target-rich environment during the pandemic.
This week's top stories include Amazon expanding its Amazon Care telehealth services, Doctor on Demand and Grand Rounds forming a virtual healthcare company, and the Biden administration releasing $12 billion for COVID-19 testing and treatments.
Dr. Azizi Seixas explains why communities of color are at greater risk of suffering severe consequences, including secondary ones, from the pandemic.
Hospitals face long road to recovery; Becerra praises telehealth; Google launches EHR navigation too
This week's top stories include hospitals struggling to recover from COVID-19's devastating winter surge, HHS Secretary nominee Xavier Becerra signaling support for virtual care and Google rolling out EHR navigation tool Care Studio.
Penn Medicine CIO Michael Restuccia discusses the challenges he and his staff have faced during the pandemic, including moving to remote work and having to hit pause on a big implementation.
Kate Milliken, a HIMSS TV contributor, entrepreneur and patient advocate, shares her own story of beating COVID-19 and talking her doctor into prescribing monoclonal antibody treatment.