COVID-19

This week's top stories include the ONC offering new funding for HIE innovation, a decline in healthcare M&A transactions and Medtronic's plans to buy a connected insulin pen startup.

Also, Livi and North Tyneside CCG partnership gives 220,000 people free access to digital consultations.

The software is based on Google and Apple’s privacy-centric system.

Lightbeam Health Solutions Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kent Locklear discusses the challenge and opportunity COVID-19 presents for population health.

The company has established collaborations with several vaccine development companies, including the San Diego-based Arcturus which is running clinical trials in Singapore.

A recent review of Medicare claims suggests a machine learning algorithm could flag individuals at higher risk of infection or help prevent outbreaks within skilled nursing facilities.

Parents are prompted to take a survey about risk and lifestyle factors, and are given guidance based on their scores. 

Sue Willman, SVP and GM of Pharmacy and Data & Analytic Services at EXL, says healthcare providers – whether addressing gaps in care, building dashboards for capacity planning or tackling fraud, waste and abuse – depend on data now more than ever.

Cybersecurity expert Randy Bradley says outside-the-four-walls threats include makeshift triage units, but you can still move wisely even if you are moving fast.