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This week's top stories include NorthShore University HealthSystem garnering accolades for its utilization of analytics technology, Amazon rolling out its Amazon Pharmacy store, and clinicians spending more time on EHRs than patient care.

The investment is through the firm’s subsidiary Enovacom, which aims to become one of France’s leading digital health companies. 

New data from a 2,052-person survey suggest that older healthcare consumers value their trusted providers, while younger generations are willing to pay a "convenience premium" for easy-to-access virtual care.

Telehealth Connection TV: Dr. Sophia Yen, CEO of Pandia Health, discusses the advantages of – and hurdles to – providing contraception virtually.

eConsult is already freely available to all medical professionals and residents and workers in Luxembourg.

Leaders from Verizon, VA, Microsoft and Medivis discuss how Project Convergence is bringing augmented reality and AI to the surgical theater, thanks to 5G technology, thereby enhancing care to veterans.

Also: Nanowear picks up a 510(k) for its remote monitoring undergarments; RxVantage acquires onPoint Oncology.

Lucira's molecular testing kit allows individuals to collect their own nasal sample and insert it into a device that provides results in under 30 minutes. The company is aiming to sell the single-use tests for roughly $50.

The earbud come equipped with artificial intelligence to isolate unwanted noises and enhance music, conversations, TV and other sounds.

A reduction of 134 admission days was recorded in a group of 33 patients.