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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2020

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– and the wherewithal of the information systems and digital data that keep them running – been put to the test quite like it was in 2020. An all-hands-on-deck push from heroic physicians and nurses to save the lives of as many COVID-19 inpatients as possible.

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Health IT execs offer thoughts on the big issues of 2021

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But having learned some difficult lessons this pandemic year, it's worth taking stock of that hard-won wisdom – and forecasting how it might be put to work in the next 12 months as healthcare organizations chart a path forward to help a " shocked system emerge stronger " (as PwC puts it).

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HIMSS CEO: How to capitalize on an 'exponential growth' in digital innovation

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In a precarious moment, with novel coronavirus numbers spiking once again to new heights in the U.S. On those fronts and many others, HIMSS has been working hard, he says. "The role that HIMSS has been playing across the globe has really been accentuated because of the pandemic," said Wolf. " said Wolf.

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A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

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But as 2020 unfolds, with the COVID-19 pandemic severely testing health-system capacity, telehealth is stepping up. DrFirst’s telehealth system is part of its Backline care collaboration platform, which enables communications among clinicians, as well as between clinicians and patients.