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Watch FutureMed 2020 livestream: COVID-19 insights and guidance

Discover practical insights on responding to the COVID-19 emergency through the perspectives of world leaders, decision-makers and other thought leaders at FutureMed 2020. Watch the livestream on HIMSS TV Thursday, July 23, 2020, starting at 12 p.m. EST.

White House to hospitals: Bypass CDC, report COVID-19 data directly to HHS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield says the controversial new process, which calls on hospitals to send capacity and utilization data to HHS, was made with CDC support.

UnitedHealth Group offering Dexcom G6 CGMs, Fitbit trackers, virtual coaching to 230,000 Type 2 members

Members in 27 states and Washington D.C. are eligible to receive the Level2 chronic care model at no additional cost.

SCOTUS ruling will make it harder for patients to get birth control

Providers who e-prescribe birth control through apps and online pharmacies doubt the decision will significantly affect their practices, but they say the mandate is harmful for those who need contraception.

HHS announces billion-dollar push toward experimental COVID-19 vaccine

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also announced it would give $450 million to the biotech company Regeneron to manufacture and supply the company’s antibody treatment.

Epic connects with HCSC on payer data exchange platform

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The collaboration with Health Care Service Corporation, billed as Epic’s first such project with a payer organization, will help health plans more easily review data for managing claims and prior authorization.

Senate HELP Committee weighs the future of telehealth

Of the 31 changes federal policymakers have enacted so far to ease access to virtual care, senators wondered: How many should be made permanent?

HHS rollback of protections for transgender people could make it harder to provide care

Providers say patient reluctance to disclose their identities could present problems on both an individual and population-wide level.

Athenahealth launches new EHR-embedded telehealth tool

The cloud IT company said it developed the athenaTelehealth technology in response to a 3,400% uptick in telehealth visits across its customer network from mid-February to April.

Report says Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 14 day system cuts diabetes management costs

The study found that flash continuous glucose monitoring system can cost about 60% less than traditional methods.