Humana filed a lawsuit against QuivvyTech and several physicians over an alleged scheme to fraudulently prescribe and bill for topical creams.

Google's cloud division on Aug. 24 partnered with Amwell, a Boston-based company that powers telehealth for more than 2,000 hospitals in the U.S.

Twenty-five health IT companies including Google Health, Livongo and Philips have joined the Consumer Technology Association's new initiative to establish standards for the use of digital therapeutics. 

Google sister company Verily is establishing a  subsidiary that will apply technology and data-driven solutions to employer-sponsored stop-loss insurance. 

Ascension is moving forward with a digital transformation that includes implementing new technology and eliminating a few hundred IT jobs.

The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an advisory Aug. 20 warning of new voice phishing attacks against U.S. companies with employees working from home.

From opting into tech giant's Apple and Google's system to enlisting the support of smaller developers, states are pursuing contact tracing efforts in various ways.

The Department of Veterans Affairs on Aug. 24 announced the first go-live of its EHR modernization program, launching a new centralized scheduling solution at an Ohio VA medical center. 

Telehealth company CloudMD agreed to acquire a seven-clinic rehabilitation network on Aug. 24.

The FBI is investigating a state data breach in South Dakota that may have exposed information about people who tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Rapid City Journal.