Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine did not provide the COVID-19 contact tracing data update during his Aug. 4 public briefing, as he had promised the week before, according to a report from Cleveland.com.

Public health officials in California warned that the state's decline in COVID-19 case rate may be inaccurate due to a test processing glitch, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.

Healthcare consumers across the U.S. are becoming increasingly disappointed in the lack of health data sharing between providers, with more than two-thirds considering switching physicians, according to an Aug. 3 Black Book Research report. 

While the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the boundaries of care by accelerating adoption of virtual services and digital communication, there is still a long way to go on the healthcare digitization journey, according to Spectrum Health System CIO Jason Joseph.

Teladoc Health merged with Livongo in a multi-billion-dollar transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter.

Previous infrastructure overhauls across its network, innovative software and remote access systems have helped pave the way for Children's Hospital Los Angeles' COVID-19 tech response. 

UCLA is deploying Apple's technology to launch a three-year study analyzing the relationship between patients' mental health symptoms and their sleep, heart rate, activity and daily routines.

The Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota and Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital received a five-year, $26 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a bioengineering research center.

Patients who worry about their electronic health records being compromised in a breach incident are three times more likely to withhold information from their physicians than individuals who don't share the same concern, according to a July 31 Journal of General Internal Medicine study.

If we combine cloud technology, productivity and collaboration tools, with powerful clinical decision support, we can deliver an electronic health record experience to clinicians and patients that drives collaboration and reduces waste. In a time when healthcare providers face unprecedented financial challenges and obstructions to patient access, solutions like these are critical. Effective healthcare delivery is powered by strong data sharing and a full patient record. As I’ll discuss, harnessing the cloud and its unique benefits in HIT solutions clears the path to improved care.

Hundreds of Epic employees have voiced concerns to the Verona, Wis.-based EHR giant about its required on-campus return next month, according to an Aug. 4 CBS News report.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for data analytics adoption systemwide at hospitals and health systems in the U.S.

University of Southern California received $1.2 million from the National Institutes of Health for its project that aims to apply digital health tools to reduce health disparities among underrepresented populations.

Amazon inked a partnership with Crossover Health earlier this year to pilot a health clinic for employees in Texas.

The University of Virginia landed a $1.2 million grant to develop a high-performance computing system for COVID-19 research, according to UVA Today.

Hospital marketers have been using social media channels to attract patients for years, but their future strategies may need to consider how people's social media behavior has shifted in recent months.

Hospital marketers must make strategic spending decisions to attract patients, often opting to advertise their facilities and services via highly visible outdoor media.

The U.S. recorded 241 digital health deals during the second quarter of 2020, with the majority of business occurring in four main metro areas, according to a recent CB Insights' report. 

Chicago-based Rush University Health System teamed up with revenue cycle services provider R1 to launch an innovation lab this week to improve value-based care and advanced analytics.

The New York Department of Health has updated its vital records gender policy to recognize the nonbinary gender X in health records, including COVID-19 records, according to an Aug. 3 WXXI News report.