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Microsoft's Neil Jordan sat down this morning with HIMSS CTIO Steve Wretling at the Connected Health Conference to answer a battery of questions on the shifting market.

Also: OptimizeRx delivers messaging through NewCrop's electronic prescription software; Novo Nordisk expands collaboration with Noom following strong pilot; Livongo signs its biggest payer yet.

Novartis has also announced that it will be opening a new AI innovation lab. 

Also: Sword Health appoints new clinical advisory board; AbleTo brings in new medical director. 

CARIN, a nonprofit dedicated to consumer-directed exchange of health information, has unveiled its Blue Button HL7 FHIR API model and draft guidance implementation guides. 

Despite the patent, a re-entry into the wearables space seems unlikely for Microsoft, which just got out of that game earlier this year.

Also: Varian's Noona app comes to Tennessee Oncology; DiA Imaging Analysis and Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas team up on unified offering.

Also: Belgian startup epihunter adds new functionality to app; Inhealthcare reveals three-year deal with NHS trust; mySugr receives award in Lausanne.

Empowering clinicians through collaboration and coordination is at the core of improving outcomes through personalized care, says Elena Bonfiglioli, Microsoft's Regional Business Leader Health and Life Sciences at EMEA.

Also: ActiGraph and VivoSense partner on wearables for drug trials; AristaMD adds Corstrata wound and ostomy specialists to remote consultation service.