Peter Lee, PhD, corporate vice president of research and incubations at Microsoft, said GPT-4, an AI-powered tool built by OpenAI, could have the potential to increase empathy and efficiency at healthcare systems, GeekWire reported March 30.  

Researchers working with Google Health and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital are using deep learning to predict people's biological aging through their eyes, TheStreet reported.

Health system innovation leaders say CVS Health's completed $8 billion acquisition of Signify Health makes sense in an industry that is moving toward the home — and that the company is far from done expanding.

Uber Health, the healthcare arm of Uber, is launching a same-day prescription delivery service that allows health systems and health plans to give patients direct access to their medications. 

CVS Health expects to close its $10.6 billion acquisition of Oak Street Health by the end of June, the company said in a March 30 securities filing.

CVS Health President and CEO Karen Lynch said the company's $8 billion acquistion of Signify Health will advance its value-based care strategy, as well as help CVS redefine how care is received.

Healthcare disruptors such as Amazon, CVS Health and VillageMD are spending billions to enter into the healthcare space through mergers and acquisitions. 

Karen DeSalvo, MD, chief health officer of Google, said the company aims to create a 'doctor in your pocket,' as she says patients will be going to their phones to access healthcare and health information, Politico reported March 29. 

Walgreens Boots Alliance's healthcare unit reported $1.6 billion in revenue as the retail pharmacy giant turns toward primary care and healthcare.

CVS Health will continue to dispense drugs that are FDA-approved and legal as the country faces an "unacceptable" slide in protecting women's health, the company's CEO, Karen Lynch, told an audience in Washington, D.C., March 29.

Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer called the company's second quarter "transformational" because of the continued growth of VillageMD and its $8.9 billion acquisition of provider group Summit Health.

Amazon Pharmacy is partnering with GSK, Kaléo, Novo Nordisk and Dexcom on a feature that automatically adds savings to a patient's medication order when eligible. 

Elon Musk's Neuralink is reportedly in talks with medical centers to test its brain implants on humans, Gizmodo reported.

What is the best hospital in the United States? After asking ChatGPT that question on Feb. 20, Becker's posed the same query to Google's Bard AI. And the two artificial intelligence chatbots had different responses.

Environmental, social and governance investment group Arjuna Capital is claiming a win after CVS Health committed to strengthening its reproductive health data privacy protections following a shareholder proposal from the activist investment group.

CVS and Optum have struggled to integrate behavioral health into their payer-provider models, Behavioral Health Business reported.

Bill Gates says artificial intelligence will change the way people get healthcare as much as the internet and mobile phones have and could make health more equitable around the globe.

Amazon has been slow to launch its digital pharmacy business after struggling with the complexities of running a healthcare company, The Washington Post reported March 27.

Oak Street Health plans to provide its senior-focused primary care inside dialysis centers.

Walgreens and Village Medical have launched a new pilot program that helps patients manage new medications prescribed during their hospital stay.