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The guidance on how to identify and manage symptoms will be provided to all UK GP surgeries. 

Also: Mercom's Q1 2020 digital health funding report; Fitbit, Scripps, Stanford collaborate on COVID-19 detection research.

A new guidance from the U.S. regulator relaxes a handful of requirements for these digital health devices, and clarifies the agency's long-term enforcement policy for low-risk wellness products. 

The health system is implementing new technologies to help it pinpoint frequent readmissions and identify underlying social determinants of health. 

The pandemic's long-term impact on acute and post-acute care will be more detailed documentation and a greater emphasis on event notification services to track care progression, explains Brightree VP Nick Knowlton.

An integrated virtual clinic app has been designed to take the heat out of the struggle to maintain appointment levels when they are under intense stress from the COVID-19 response, as the situation steps up the pace of digital transformation.

The remote monitoring health tech company’s timely name-change coincides with a radical shift in the way health data is perceived and used, triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.

They signed deals with MaQuestionMedicale in France and HomeDoctor in Spain.

Many are anticipating greater adoption of digital health services and more favorable regulatory and reimbursement environments, according to a recent poll sampling 513 digital health and adjacent companies.