Show Notes

August 18, 2020: What are the most dangerous trends in health IT? What’s going on in the battle lines for telehealth? Technology isn't really magic. It doesn't change habits. It doesn't cure isolation. We still have a lot of work to do. What’s the current status of M&A’s? Did recent activity actually go down? We look at the rise of the Executive Chief Medical Officer role and the not so sexy but essential topic of data security. And how can we finally get broadband everywhere? 

Key Points:

• Philadelphia Business Journal Comcast extends free Internet Essentials offer, no word on if shutoffs will resume [00:02:30] 
• The Guardian US health insurers doubled profits in second quarter amid pandemic [00:04:00] 
• HHS Chief Officer abruptly resigns and we are not shocked [00:05:00] 
• BBC Amazon launches online pharmacy in India [00:06:30] 
• Sentara Healthcare set to merge with North Carolina's Cone Health [00:07:00]
• Expect a lot more M&A activity [00:07:00]
• JAMA Study: 38 Percent of Older U.S. Adults Ill-Equipped for Video Visits [00:10:30]
• Harmony Healthcare IT survey: Americans Plan to Use Telehealth after COVID-19 [00:16:30]
• CMS is planning to eliminate a bunch of codes created to cover telehealth services during the pandemic [00:26:30]
• ONC to offer new funding for state and local HIE innovation [00:34:30]