Laura Lovett and Dave Muoio

According to Google's blog post announcing the acquisition, we can expect to see more "Made by Google" wearables alongside Fitbit devices running Wear OS.

Also: Myia health partners with ACC, Washington University St. Louis, Barnes Jewish Hospital for platform pilot; Saint Barnabas Medical Center rolls out Elemeno Health's tool to frontline healthcare teams.

Also: Amy McDonough steps up as GM and SVP of Fitbit Health; Cala Health appoints Renee Ryan as CEO; Craig Maloney joins Maestro Health. 

The online patient community portal will now be incorporated into UnitedHealth Group's research arm, which is focused on health innovation and improvement. 

Also: Hospital Sisters Health System integrates its SeamlessMD system with Epic's; Halifax Health reports strong results after implementing Nuance Healthcare's products.

Ireland is looking to other countries successes and failures in EHRs and lessons from the private sector as it goes digital.