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The coronavirus pandemic has driven some UK GPs to digitise patient consultations at speed – achieving transformation in weeks with the help of online triage tools.

Also: HHS awards $20 million in telehealth access, infrastructure funds; Lumi launches online service.

The integrated app allows providers using DrChrono's platform to schedule and launch video visits from within their calendar, while next month's tool helps patients search for and receive virtual care.

Also Chinese startup develops smartglasses that can detect temperature. 

In this HIMSS TV Deep Dive, we show how health systems are leveraging advanced technologies such as AI, analytics and telehealth to manage patient populations while still staying focused on the basic building blocks of health and wellness.

As 14 European health innovation projects receive more than €6 million in funding from EIT Health, CEO Jan-Philipp Beck says the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate the speed of change enabled by digital healthcare and telemedicine – and not before time.

[May 1] As the cases of COVID-19 increase we are seeing a rise in digital epidemiology tools, chatbot helpers, EHR guidance tools and rapid-response test kits. 

As racial disparities surface in the coronavirus pandemic, tapping diverse perspectives to create digital health tools is key.

Dr. Don Rucker, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, discusses his work with the Global Digital Health Partnership initative. 

Virtual primary care, acute care, chronic disease management and specialty consultations will all be available directly through DarioHealth's app.