Morning Headlines 3/24/20

Amazon will deliver and pick up at-home test kits provided by new coronavirus program in Seattle

With help from Amazon Care and local health systems, the Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network launches to deliver and pick up at-home COVID-19 testing kits in Seattle’s King County.

Thoma Bravo shuts down Imprivata process as covid-19 fears fuel market volatility

Thoma Bravo calls off its potentially $2 billion sale of digital healthcare identity company Imprivata.

Go inside the nerve center of a Western Washington hospital system dealing with coronavirus

CHI Franciscan relies on a mission control center to monitor capacity, supplies, and staffing for COVID-19 patients across its eight hospitals.

Telehealth Startups Pause At-Home COVID-19 Testing After FDA Tightens Guidelines

Several telemedicine companies halt their roll outs of at home COVID-19 testing kits after the FDA stresses that it has not authorized any testing kits for at-home use.

As some local businesses close, Jacksonville healthcare company hires hundreds

The HCI Group will hire for between 500 and 600 jobs in the coming weeks as it ramps up efforts to help hospitals with their health IT and managed services needs during the pandemic.