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By HIMSS | 10:50 am | August 10, 2021
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Latest digital tool uses sound, word patterns to reveal stress level
By Adam Ang | 04:18 am | August 10, 2021
Cigna International and Ellipsis Health have joined hands to develop the free AI-powered tool.
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Telstra Health announces deal to buy practice management software provider MedicalDirector
By Adam Ang | 04:05 am | August 10, 2021
The Sydney-based healthcare SaaS provider supports about 23,000 medical practitioners in Australia.
Advancing Equity Through Primary Care and Digital Health Tools session at HIMSS21.
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Morehouse School of Medicine digital health survey aims to bring attention to equity
By Mallory Hackett | 10:27 pm | August 09, 2021
Megan Douglas and Dominic Mack, professors at the Morehouse School of Medicine discussed the findings of the Digital Health Tools Study at HIMSS21.   
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Telehealth policy is key for patients of all incomes to access care
By Laura Lovett | 06:09 pm | August 09, 2021
Abner Mason, founder and CEO of ConsejoSano, and Madhur Garg, medical director of radiation oncology at Montefiore Health system, discuss the role of technology in addressing SDoH. 
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Google Cloud CEO shares tech’s greatest opportunities to transform healthcare
By Mallory Hackett | 04:15 pm | August 09, 2021
In a HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital Session today Thomas Kurian talks with HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf about healthcare’s digital transformation.  
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Pairing health data with human stories can realize data’s full potential
By Mallory Hackett | 04:06 pm | August 09, 2021
Industry leaders discussed the state of healthcare data analytics today at HIMSS21.  
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Addressing health inequities upstream can curb later health disparities
By Laura Lovett | 02:22 pm | August 09, 2021
Dr. Walter Suarez, Executive Director for Health IT Strategy and Policy for Kaiser Permanente's Technology Risk Office, discussed why the time is right to address health inequities today at HIMSS21.
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Clinical data management company Smile CDR scores $20M
By Laura Lovett | 07:56 pm | August 08, 2021
30 North Group and UPMC Enterprises led the funding round. 
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Doctors may be able to send patients Zoom link in the future
By Emily Olsen | 07:09 pm | August 06, 2021
Zoom’s mobile browser client would allow patients to simply click a link sent from their providers to join a telehealth appointment, nixing the need to download an app.