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The Apple Watch Series 6 includes a blood oxygenation sensor for the first time. Here, HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock takes the new health tracking feature for a spin.

F&D Partners CEO Frank Zhang says South Korea's health system and well-developed digital infrastructure have helped society deal with COVID-19 in an efficient and transparent way, while prioritizing the citizen.

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.

Ifan Evans, director of technology, digital & transformation for the Welsh Government Health and Social Services, says Wales is prioritizing tools that have proved popular with patients.

Hal Wolf, president and CEO of HIMSS, says digital maturity must be utilized to improve outcomes and manage the pandemic more effectively.

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.

There is a need for regulatory "agility" during the coronavirus pandemic, says Dr. Amy Abernethy, principal deputy commissioner at the U.S. FDA.

Bogi Eliasen, director of health at the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, says we must use technology to focus on improving healthcare for the whole world, rather than just the richest 10% of the population.

Alexander Ihls, business development manager at Healthcare DACH, InterSystems, discusses AI application in radiology and its value to radiologists.

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.