Forward Advantage Inc

The highlights for this week's Industry News Update: Rite Aid's COO says that they have no interest in launching primary or urgent care services, IBM Watson launches a digital health pass app, and Imprivata's CMO, Sean Kelly, will be speaking in an upcoming webinar hosted by the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium on November 5th. #HealthIT https://bit.ly/3dSY2NE

Join our #IdenityGovernance webinar to learn why identity governance is not a one-size-fits-all approach and how organizations of different sizes, budgets and priorities can manage make it https://bit.ly/3kee3jk your seat and register now: https://bit.ly/2T54t6u

The highlights for this week's Industry News Update: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issues an Emergency Use Authorization to a clinical support tool that predicts risks of further complications for adults with COVID-19, Imprivata develops a touchless version of PatientSecure, and a "how to" model for rapidly deploying telemedicine has been provided by UC San Diego Health. #HealthIT https://bit.ly/355B1mo

The highlights for this week's Industry News Update: The HHS is announcing $20 billion in new funding for providers during the #coronavirus pandemic, DrChrono adds various capabilities from Weave to its tablet-based EHR, and new research shows that writing by hand actually helps children learn more and remember better. #HealthIT https://bit.ly/2Gvyytu

The highlights for this week's Industry News Update: The HHS announced the Trump Administration will move forward with drug importations from other countries, Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare will be generally available on October 30th, and the virtual visit benefit provided by UnitedHealthcare and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield ended yesterday (10/1). #HealthIT https://bit.ly/33lKlTA

The highlights for this week's Industry News Update: Medicare won't cover the cost of a #COVID19 vaccine if it's approved under an emergency use authorization, Quest Diagnostics launches an at-home diagnostic test for COVID-19, and a new bandage that can rebuild broken bones by transplanting bone forming proteins and stem cells. #HealthIT https://bit.ly/3664YoO

Despite being considered a legacy technology, faxing serves an important, ongoing purpose in healthcare. Hear what Forward Advantage’s CIO has to say about #cloudfaxing in healthcare during a recent Q&A session. https://bit.ly/3hRMY3J

The highlights for this week's Industry News Update: AstraZeneca is resuming late-stage clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine in the U.K., CenturyLink is rebranding to Lumen Technologies or simply "Lumen," and MEDITECH launches the Expanse Virtual Assistant through a strategic AI collaboration with Nuance. #HealthIT https://bit.ly/3c83jjc

The highlights for this week's Industry News Update: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched Care Compare which is a consumer-facing database of provider quality information, at-home testing services will be developed by Truepill, and according to the CDC, #COVID19 cases among front-line healthcare workers may go undetected. #HealthIT https://bit.ly/2RbFRYH

The highlights for this week's Industry News Update: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces Emergency Use Authorization for Abbott's rapid test for #COVID19, Nestlé plans on acquiring Aimmune Therapeutics Inc., and MEDITECH observes National Recovery Month to increase awareness of substance abuse issues. #HealthIT https://bit.ly/3gWvEKl

Join Forward Advantage and other industry leaders at #MDCIO2020 September 15-17th. #HealthIT #HIT https://bit.ly/2F2EpFv

The highlights for this week's Industry News Update: CMS issues new emergency regulations that requires hospitals to report #COVID19 data daily to HHS, Toronto-based SeamlessMD will try and further scale its patient engagement app, and an Updox survey finds telemedicine utilization among physician practices has increased from 19% to 94% since the beginning of the pandemic. #HealthIT https://bit.ly/32w2IDB

While there can be many benefits to remote working, employee morale and engagement can take a hit. Learn how Forward Advantage encourages #EmployeeEngagement and collaboration with socially distant activities and virtual tools. #WFH https://bit.ly/3j0E2de