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Flare Capital's Ian Chiang and Poorwa Godbole highlight the healthcare changes COVID-19 has already spurred and discuss why they're likely to stick around for the long haul.

This week's top stories include Under Armour divesting itself of two-thirds of a fitness app portfolio it spent big on in 2015, HHS unveiling its Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, and CMS approving a Georgia waiver for a non-ACA marketplace.

Telehealth Connection TV: Virtual care tools enable providers at Northwell Health to connect with senior patients in their homes, says Dr. Karen Abrashkin, medical director of the healthcare provider's House Calls program.

Dame Sally Davies, former CMO for England and current Master of Trinity College in Cambridge, UK, says governments must effectively leverage behavioral, economic and movement data to improve outcomes during future pandemics.

The acquisition aims to expand Medica's geographic reach, customer base and service offerings.

H.E. Dr. Abdullatif Mohammed AlShamsi, president & CEO of Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE, says HCT was able to make a smooth transition to a hybrid model of training by teaching online while maintaining a clinical practice.

The tool was "100% accurate" when spotting cases among asymptomatic individuals, the researchers wrote, and could be deployed as a low-cost prescreener to support diagnostic testing efforts.

The launch coincides with 54gene being appointed as a country partner in a global registry study of healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19.

TRUSTED i10 Senior CDI Consultant Angela Jordan shares how proper medical coding can make all the difference in reimbursement.

Dr. Jeffrey M. Hoffman, chief medical information officer at Nationwide Children's Hospital, says the explosion of telehealth, videoconferencing and digital tools generally has been essential during COVID-19.