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COVID-19 has made working from home more attractive, and healthcare could use this trend to its financial advantage.

Dr. Bridget Duffy, former chief experience officer at the Cleveland Clinic and CMO at Vocera, talks about burnout during COVID-19, how to protect the healthcare workforce, and how technology can help and hurt with burnout.

Last year, executives said their first priority was to attract and retain talent; this year they are most concerned about mitigating rising costs.

This week's top stories include Apple and the VA providing veterans with iPads, Apple Watch Series 6 measuring blood oxygen and a dip in the hospital CEO turnover rate.

As more CEOs reach retirement age, health systems must prepare for their eventual departure.

Nearly half, 47%, said their healthcare organizations needed to align all healthcare professionals.

Jan Kimpen, chief medical officer at Philips, says the workforce of the future and the impact of COVID-19 are the focuses of the "Future Health Index Insights" survey, which offers a vision into the potential of digital transformation.

Shankar Sridharan, CCIO of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust, says his staff played a large role in making the hospital the first in Europe to achieve Stage 6 of O-EMRAM and EMRAM.

This week's top stories include ex-CEO Cyrus Massoumi claiming his former Zocdoc colleagues coordinated a plan to replace him, a large uptick in targeted attacks against telehealth systems, and a NorthShore University HealthSystem data breach.

He will be succeeded by his son and company president, Marc Miller, who has led business operations since 2009.