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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.

Päivi Sillanaukee, ambassador for Health and Wellbeing of Finland and director-general of the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, says managing the whole population during a global pandemic poses challenges, but we should share our learning.

CalvertHealth adds clinical decision support and the ability to see patient activity outside the four walls of the hospital, enabling, among other things, a 94% reduction in Dilaudid use.

Progress is being made in terms of empowering patients at an organizational level, but there is room for improvement at an institutional level, says Theo Sergiou, a patient speaker and activist.

Ran Balicer, chief innovation officer at Clalit Health Services in Israel, discusses implementing innovative services on a patient population level, based on data to identify potential issues to prevent disease.

Search functions let the public know where to find telehealth options, according to Google Health Chief Health Officer Dr. Karen DeSalvo.

This week's top stories include California passing a law mandating a 45-day supply of PPE, digital health company GoodRX filing to go public, and healthcare execs naming telehealth as their No. 1 pandemic tech problem.

The NHS AI Lab will help facilitate the adoption of artificial intelligence into clinical settings, but quality of data is imperative, says Indra Joshi, director of AI at the NHSX.

IntelyCare CEO David Coppins says at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals got resources first while post-acute care executives maxed out credit cards buying PPE and staff wore garbage sacks for gowns.

Since COVID-19, users across the globe have been the "change makers" in ensuring that healthcare delivery is more equitable and accessible, says digital health futurist Shafi Ahmed.