The Drug Enforcement Administration has extended the flexibilities that allow physicians to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine without an in-person evaluation until November. 

Northwell Holdings, the venture capital arm of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, partnered with Aegis Ventures to launch Optain, an artificial intelligence-powered ocular health company, with a $12 million seed investment.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over accusations it let tech companies "intercept" private patient data for advertising purposes.

Hospital and health system IT security chiefs told Becker's the industry is dealing with increased pressure from ransomware attacks, budget constraints and personal liability concerns.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has established a new center focused on advancing artificial intelligence and machine learning. 

A recent UC San Diego Health study found that ChatGPT may be better at providing more empathetic answers to patient questions. Using that information as a catalyst, the health system launched a pilot in which Epic and Microsoft's generative AI…

Researchers at Evanston, Ill.-based Northwestern University used machine learning tools to analyze EHR data and find that secondary bacterial pneumonia was the major cause of death in seriously ill COVID-19 patients.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health awarded $1 million to two employee-driven healthcare innovation projects after 84 projects were submitted for consideration. 

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is using the artificial intelligence-powered Bionik InMotion robotic arm to make stroke therapy more engaging, local news outlet WFTS reported May 8.

This episode features Dr. Edward Lee, Executive Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at The Permanente Federation. Here, he discusses his background, how leveraging technology such as generated Ai and Chat GPT can help in key areas…