COVID-19

The pandemic has created unforeseen virtual care use cases that Verizon's connected solutions make possible, says Lea Sims, marketing practice lead for healthcare insurance and life sciences.

Mobile-first platform Healthvana is working with labs, providers and public health organizations to deliver test results with security, efficiency and empathy, says CEO Ramin Bastani.

This week's top stories include hackers using the SolarWinds platform to target the NIH and other federal agencies, the CDC giving $227 million for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness and tracking, and a new low VO2 Max feature coming to Apple Watch.

HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf says the global consortium for eHealth interoperability and the digital health indicators are just two success stories that have been introduced this year by HIMSS with the aim of improving healthcare.

Activist and "This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism" author Ashton Applewhite discusses some of the complex realities of aging, ageism, ableism and health – and describes how technology should be designed for seniors.

This week's top stories include the vaccine distribution pipeline facing security risks as the UK begins administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and Google rolling out an app that shows participants how their data is driving health insights.

Cerner's Hans Buitendijk, EHRA executive committee chair, and Foothold's David Bucciferro, committee vice chair, share how the association's COVID-19 Task Force is working with provider customers.

Dr. Suliman Alomran, medical informatics lecturer at the College of Medicine, King Saud University, talks about the Saudi response to the pandemic, the contact tracing apps adopted and the digital platforms that will be used long after the COVID-19 crisis.

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught invaluable lessons in supply chain management, including the interdependency of every country during times of crisis, says Dr. Verna Yiu, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services.

The pandemic has had a big impact on health systems' supply chains, says Dr. Joe Drozda, director of outcomes research at Mercy.