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Dr. Spencer Dorn, gastroenterologist, professor and vice chair of medicine for care innovation at the University of North Carolina, writes on the potential for innovation to change gastroenterology care. 

This week's top stories include providers looking for an extension of the pandemic public health emergency to prep for the end of waivers and flexibilities, and a study finds that using Akili's video game-like intervention led to improved sustained attention.

Researchers reported that telehealth accounted for 30.5% of all contraceptive visits in parity states during the pandemic. 

Iris works with providers like health systems and community health centers to offer telepsychiatry services and triage their patients to the right level of care.

Also, heart patients at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust receive digitised remote monitoring. 

Also, South Korean firm MediHeroes is launching its medical procurement platform.

Also, NZ health IT providers Valentia Technologies and HealthSoft have entered into a collaboration with social enterprise Whānau Tahi.

Also: Pear Therapeutics receives FDA SteP designation for its product candidate focused on acute and chronic pain, and Carbon Health launches its diabetes management program.

The service gives clinicians with OUD access to virtual care. 

At the 2022 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Dr. Charles Alessi, HIMSS Chief Clinical Officer, looks into the session halls to discover what topics attendees are most interested in.