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This week's top stories include hospitals needing to report flu information in addition to COVID-19 data, while Americans want mental healthcare via telehealth but worry about data security.

COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of telehealth, but digital therapeutics, diagnostics and remote patient monitoring are predicted to play a more significant role moving forward, says Liz Ashall-Payne, founder and CEO of ORCHA.

Telehealth Connection TV: Howard University College of Medicine's Michael Crawford shares early findings from the 1867 Health Innovations Project about virtual care and telemedicine.

The experience of the pandemic is strengthening the Skolkovo region as regulation changes are accelerating innovation, says Natalia Polushkina, vice president and CEO at Biomedical Technologies Cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation.

Digital tools are being widely adopted across the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic, with remote monitoring for chronic care popular in the Nordics, says Marianne Larsson, director of new industries and innovation at Innovation Skåne.

Fast and frequently changing technology such as a COVID-19 chatbot can help in the pandemic response, says Mark O'Herlihy, VP at IBM Watson Health & Watson Health Consulting.

Innovaccer Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Nace shares his thoughts on the changing landscape of health data and information sharing.

GE Healthcare's Simon Rost discusses the value of technology in improving outcomes and the GE solutions that are helping improve patient care.

Extracting high-quality data can improve patient outcomes by providing personalized treatments more efficiently via digital solutions, says Thryve founder and CEO Friedrich Lämmel.

Dr. Ceri Thompson, deputy head of the eHealth, Wellbeing and Ageing unit at the European Commission, says health data systems must be based on infrastructure and mechanisms that people can trust to ensure effective adoption.