COVID-19 Resources
During this critical and uncertain time with the global spread of COVID-19, connected health has become more important than ever before. In an effort to help provide timely and accurate information to our members, industry stakeholders and global citizens, we have created a list of resources specfic to each communities' needs to help provide clarity in this fast-paced and confusing time period. Check back often as updates will be made as new information is received.
INDUSTRY CALLS TO ACTION
- HIMSS: COVID-19 Digital Think Tank
- burstIQ: Covid-10 Research Foundry
- Davatant: Pandemic Response Hackathon
- MassChallenge: COVID-19 Solutions Center Innovator Survey
- MIT COVID-19 Challenge: Build a solution for the COVID-19 crisis
FOR INDIVIDUALS
Latest News
- April 28, FierceHealthcare: Quest Diagnostics launches first consumer-ordered COVID-19 antibody test
- April 27, HIMSSTV: Innovative Digital Tools may be a silver lining to COVID-19
- April 17, CVSHealth: New Aetna care packages help members recovering from COVID-19 to heal at home
- April 16, EU Commission: A European roadmap to lifting coronavirus containment measures
- April 14, MobiHealthNews: As researchers rush for COVID-19 cure, new platform seeks to help link patients with clinical trials
- April 6, PCHAlliance: A Patient's Home Resource Kit for COVID-19
- April 5, TechCrunch: Tech for good during COVID-19: Texts for frontline workers, a crisis prevention hotline and more
- March 31, HIMSS: Join HIMSS COVID-19 Digital Think Tank today and share best practices with fellow providers!
- March 25, PCHAlliance: A Patient’s Guide to Telemedicine: What to Do When Your Doctor Calls or Video-Chats with You
- March 24, MobiHealthNews: Apple's Siri Now Walks Worried Users through their COVID-19 symptoms
Resources
- Center for Disease Control: What You Need to Know
- World Health Organization: Latest Coronavirus News
- AHIP: List of Health Insurance Providers and What They Cover for COVID-19
- AARP Community Connections: Find a Mutual Aid Group to stay connected and share ideas
- HIMSS: COVID-19 Updates
FOR PROVIDERS
Latest News
- April 30, Healthcare IT News: Mayo Clinic teams with remote monitoring developer to detect covid-19 infection
- April 30, renew europe: The use of contact tracing apps as part of the fight against COVID-19
- April 17, Northwell Health: Deploying Technology During COVID: Reimagining the Technology Needed to Meet the Current Crisis
- April 16, PCHAlliance: eHealth Networkreleased an EU toolbox for the use of mobile applications for contact tracing and warning
- April 16, KomoNews: Providence hospital finds success using tele-monitoring to care for COVID-19 patients
- April 8, NEJM Catalyst: The Transition from Reimagining to Recreating Health Care Is Now
- April 3, EU Health Coalition: Need for more solidarity and coordinated EU action to tackle COVID-19
- April 2, Rochester Business Journal: At-home monitoring keeps RRH connected to COVID-19 patients
- April 2, Healthcare IT News: Sensors to Go are Coming of Age
- April 1, Healthcare IT News: Northwell, UCSF, UNC using chatbot and related tech to manage COVID-19 patients
- March 30, HIMSS: Remote Patient Monitoring: COVID-19 Applications and Policy Challenges
- March 24, Healthcare Finance: What Insurers are Covering During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- March 20, PCHAlliance: Are you a doctor starting telemedicine from home? Here are 3 things you shouldn't worry about
- March 18, HIMSS: Telehealth in the COVID-19 spotlight
Resources
- American Medical Association: Quick Guide for Telemedicine in Practice
- European mHealth Hub: mHealth solutions for managing the COVID-19 outbreak
- PCHAlliance: List of provider-focused and direct-to-consumer telehealth companies (includes a specific list of behavioral medicine companies as well)
- HIMSS: COVID-19 Updates
FOR VENDORS
Latest News
- May 2, The New York Times: A Scramble for Virus Apps That Do No Harm
- May 1, European Parliament: Ten Technologies to fight coronavirus
- April 30, PCHAlliance: Fundamentals of RPM: Increasing staff safety and reducing patient anxiety
- April 22, DIGITALEUROPE: DIGITALEUROPE’s COVID-19 response recommendations
- April 16, MobiHealthNews: FDA: Devs can release digital products for psychiatric disorders without 510(k) submission during COVID-19 crisis
- April 15, MobiHealthNews: Mobile apps and data at heart of European Commission coronavirus toolbox
- April 15, MedCityNews: HIMSS highlights: How health IT companies navigate the Covid-19 pandemic landscape
- April 15, MobiHealthNews: Digital health companies optimistic on COVID-19's long-term business impact
- April 9, Verge: There's no consensus on technology's role in the COVID-19 response
- April 8, PCHAlliance: European Commission publishes Recomendation on use of technology and data to combat the COVID-19 crisis
- April 7, GeekWire HealthTech Podcast: How the COVID-19 pandemic has already changed health care technology, and what’s next
- April 6, ITU News: COVID-19: How mobile phone contact tracing can save lives - and preserve privacy
- April 3, MobiHealthNews: COVID-19 highlights health tech device procurement frustration
- March 25, Medical Economics: Why the New U.S. Interoperability Rules Matter During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- March 20, MobiHealthNews: What Investors are saying about Startups in the Age of Coronavirus
- March 18, HIMSSTV: How tech is guiding coronavirus response worldwide
- March 4, MobiHealthNews: FDA warns of Bluetooth Low Energy Vulnerability Affecting Connected Medical Devices
Resources
- European mHealth Hub: mHealth solutions for managing the COVID-19 outbreak
- Healthbox: Remote Monitoring & Connected Care Report
- HIMSS: COVID-19 Updates