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Professor Claudia Pagliari, director of global eHealth at the University of Edinburgh, says sharing data with local public health authorities will improve management of public health crises while also reducing health inequalities.

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Dr. Rich Parker, chief medical officer at Arcadia, says the company sends over 1 million text messages in a frictionless outreach to close gaps in care.

The funding will be used to strengthen its position in drone-based logistics, with a focus on healthcare-related projects.

The $31 million purchase will add new capabilities to DarioHealth's condition management and behavior change platform.

Telehealth visits will even out, IPOs will continue and venture eyes will remain on digital health in 2021, predicts athenahealth SVP and Chief Product Officer Paul Brient.

The policy aims to get medical devices, diagnostics, and digital products to patients faster.

Also: Healthify adds to its SDOH platform with Papa’s companionship services. Allscripts and U.S. Orthopedic Alliance team up to create an orthopedic services technology platform.

The approval of the tests comes as new cases of COVID-19 recorded today reached an all-time daily high – sparking fears of a new lockdown in the United Arab Emirates.

In 2019 PZU Zdrowie directed 37% of patients with new health problems to telemedicine consultations.