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Bret Larson, eVisit's CEO, predicts that 2021 will be "very telling" in telehealth integration.

Standardized datasets have required an acceleration of digital transformation and interoperable standards in particular, says Health Data Research UK Chief Data Officer Monica Jones.

Hackers are using phishing attacks against employees working from home to gain their user names and passwords, says Christophe Doré, security manager at Capsule Technologies.

Practical machine learning applications can help improve safety and efficiency – automating medication history in hospital EHRs and aggregating patient records in consumer apps, says DrFirst President Cameron Deemer.

Ridesharing company Lyft responded to new demands as a result of the pandemic, says Megan Callahan, vice president of healthcare.

This week's top stories include a House bill that would expand virtual care access beyond the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, DarioHealth acquiring Upright, and the AHA asking CMS to withdraw the most favored nation model interim final rule.

Sharing data with local public health authorities will improve management of future pandemics while also reducing health inequalities, says professor Claudia Pagliari, director of global eHealth at the University of Edinburgh.

Arcadia sends more than 1 million text messages in a frictionless outreach to close gaps in care, says Dr. Rich Parker, the company's chief medical officer.

Athenahealth SVP and Chief Product Officer Paul Brient predicts telehealth visits will even out, IPOs will continue and venture eyes will remain on digital health in 2021.

Deep Dive: While COVID-19 will remain a challenge in 2021, the vaccines raise hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel.