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Brian Pelkowski, Genentech's global head of oncology strategy for personalized healthcare, discusses why connecting data points is essential for improving the patient journey and ensuring patients receive continuous care.

Also: Diabetes “reversal” company Virta adds three executive leadership hires, and Insurtech startup Sidecar Health boosts leadership team with six additions.    

The alliance is starting out by supporting research into how social media can be leveraged to increase confidence in and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines.   

The feature lets patients share their user-generated data with clinicians and family members. The team at Cerner says this is one step toward patients controlling their data. 

This week's top stories include UnitedHealthcare re-examining a policy that allows it to deny ER claims, Apple unveiling walking stability assessments for the iPhone, and Mount Sinai catering to patients with limited English proficiency.

Dr Janne Cadamuro, from the University Hospital of Salzburg in Austria, reviewed the diagnostic process in Laboratory Information Systems and found that 50% of Microcytic anaemia patients were not followed up at all or followed up correctly.

They integrated the deep learning technology used in mechanical equipment into an ultrasound imaging device.

Masimo's Director of Hospital Automation Devesh Menawat gives insight into what the buzz term "hospital automation" really is and how it can solve the limitations of managing patient data.

People with the condition can use the tool to access primary care clinicians and dieticians. 

The INVU pregnancy monitoring system offers an alternative to existing methods of measuring uterine activity.