Security researcher Bob Dianchenko discovered millions of peoples' healthcare data available online, according to a Silicon Angle report. 

HHS on Aug. 12 announced a new $2.5 million funding opportunity intended to improve electronic health information data exchange among health information exchanges and state and local public health agencies. 

Former Talkspace employees and therapists claim that the mobile-based therapy company routinely reviewed users' anonymized conversations to tailor marketing initiatives and better target new customers, according to an Aug. 7 New York Times report. 

Houston-based Texas Medical Center is now publishing metrics on COVID-19 reproduction rate, new COVID-19 cases and test positivity rates across its health system, according to a report from the Houston Business Journal.

Providence Services Group acquired a Meditech consulting firm that serves hospitals across the U.S.

Fairbury, Neb.-based Jefferson Community Health & Life plans to implement a new Cerner EHR on Aug. 17, according to a report from the Beatrice Daily Sun.

The University of Texas at Austin found an erroneous data point that skewed its models projections that between 20,655 and 26,726 Texas would die of COVID-19 through the end of the month, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.

Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School launched a new virtual urgent care center on Aug. 10.

As mobile devices and online interactions become more prevalent in the healthcare space, digitizing processes such as receiving informed consent from patients will help hospitals and health systems increase patient engagement and streamline workflows for providers.

Google sister company Verily has developed its own COVID-19 clinical testing lab that is focused on speeding up the testing process, according to an Aug. 10 company blog post.