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This week's top stories include a nursing shortage eroding hospital financial performance, and the VA being grilled over patient safety concerns associated with its EHR modernization effort.

Amazon said the Alexa Smart Properties tools save time and allow healthcare providers and other caregivers to focus on higher level tasks.

This week's top stories include Walmart using Epic's EHR platform, large health insurers controlling the market in nearly three-quarters of the country, and Amazon debuting the Halo View wearable.

The Alexa Together subscription builds on the tech giant’s Care Hub features that were announced in November.

Unlike the previous version, the Halo View has an AMOLED screen. Amazon boasts the wearable is swim-proof and runs seven days per battery charge.

This week's top stories include the VA flagging unreliable IT infrastructure cost estimates for its EHR modernization program, a new Alzheimer's drug that could cost Medicaid more than $2 billion, and Amazon using radar for monitoring sleep.

The company says it can do all of this without harmfully interfering with other devices.   

The new accelerator will offer 10 startups a chance to participate in a four-week training and mentorship program.

Once a user has taken the assessment they are given a personalized plan. 

This week's top stories include the WHO's report on the origin of COVID-19, the FDA clearing Amazon's at-home COVID-19 test kit, and a survey finding most digital health leaders perceive the sector to be high risk.