Government & Policy
03:18 pm
March 27, 2020
The state hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis is assembling new squads of technology companies and skilled IT professionals to "accelerate and amplify" its response to the coronavirus outbreak, and ii's looking for new recruits.
Above image: A screengrab of Mediplat's first call remote health consult service. Credit: MedPeer
02:00 am
March 24, 2020
The service provided is a remote health consultation service, which means that doctors should advise patients according to their conditions and symptoms, not diagnosing or prescribing medicines.
12:57 pm
March 23, 2020
It's granting exceptions and extensions from reporting requirements for clinicians and providers participating in Medicare programs such as MIPS and Shared Savings Program ACOs.
Credit: Chokniti Khongchum
10:37 am
March 20, 2020
Lebanon’s Berytech Fab Lab is offering up to a $10,000 grant to five heathtech startups working on a solution that can help combat the current coronavirus pandemic.
11:33 am
March 18, 2020
The news comes as the number of confirmed cases in the UK jumped to over 2,600 as of the morning of 18 March.
10:18 am
March 18, 2020
The privacy watchdog won't impose penalties on providers who use non-HIPAA-compliant remote communications technology during the public health emergency.
The health ministers of each country held an online meeting earlier this month; Credit: Gulf Cooperation Council
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf sets up joint operations room to combat COVID-19
07:01 am
March 18, 2020
The Gulf Health Council, in coordination with the region’s Ministries of Health, will issue a daily report on confirmed cases, their source, and exchange information on precautionary measures.
06:43 am
March 18, 2020
The number of confirmed cases in the UK went up to nearly 2,000 on Tuesday.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma
02:57 pm
March 17, 2020
CMS says the move to reimburse physicians will enable beneficiaries to get telehealth services in physician's offices, hospitals, nursing homes, rural health clinics – and their homes.
11:15 am
March 17, 2020
Health plans will be responsible for data sharing and patient access in a way they're not used to. "A lot will have to go into meeting that deadline," one expert says.
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