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Gareth Sherlock, former CIO of Cleveland Clinic London, shared their lessons from setting up a fully digital hospital in a new city. 

The DEA's two days of curated listening sessions showcased ideas for how a special registration eliminating in-person evaluation requirements for medically necessary controlled substances might work, but the agency indicated a need for more specifics.

The HR team at the health system expanded its family leave program and launched a new recognition initiative using feedback from the technology, among other projects. It's "helped us create a culture of excellence and gratitude," says one VP.

Also, Noted has integrated with the Medicly HIE to provide its users access to data across health facilities.

The North Korean state-sponsored actor known for Ryuk ransomware is deploying two new remote access trojans to target hospitals and health systems through a critical vulnerability affecting 24 products.

Joint governance, audit monitoring and effective communication can help win patient trust, even in a fraught cybersecurity landscape where health systems are targeted for their patient data, says a Kaiser Permanente informatics leader.

"By prioritizing healthy data management practices through the deployment of AI, IT leaders can make a huge impact on the day-to-day experiences across a healthcare organization," says one CTO.

As more states roll out e-prescribing legislation, providers can turn to one-stop solutions for multi-factor authentication and identity-proofing.

Dr Tamara Sunbul of Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare talked about the promising application of gene editing in healthcare but also cautions on uncertainties.