Several hospital and health system executives have stepped down or announced plans to step down from their positions. 

Hackers accessed the emails of two pediatric health system employees, exposing patient data.

Artificial intelligence is still a long way away from speeding up prior authorizations, an Epic executive told Politico.

A debated Florida law that allows physicians to perform cesarean deliveries outside of hospitals came about after backing by a private equity-owned physicians group, according to KFF Health News.

There could be hope for the reopening of Williamston, N.C.-based Martin General Hospital as a rural emergency hospital after the facility closed last August and filed for bankruptcy.

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center will discontinue both its kidney and liver transplant programs after both were placed on a voluntary pause.

Newport News (Va.) police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that took place at Riverside Regional Medical Center on May 26. 

New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian reported an operating income of  $112.5 million (4.1% margin) in the first quarter, up from $398.7 million (3.9% margin) in the same period last year.

Hospitals reported the most severe physician shortage among practice settings, according to Doximity's "2024 Physician Compensation Report," published May 23. 

Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.

Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport, N.Y. will go up for auction a second time after it closed June 17.

Orlando (Fla.) Health posted an operating income of $126.9 million in the second quarter of 2024, down from $134.7 million posted over the same period last year, according to its May 23 financial report. 

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, has raised $6 billion and made big advances over the last 12 months.

Larry Cohen, the former CEO of Ocean Beach Hospital in Ilwaco, Wash., has come out of retirement to helm the organization in an interim capacity, according to the Chinook Observer. 

Novo Nordisk is contesting Sen. Bernie Sanders' calls to reduce the list prices of Ozempic and Wegovy in the U.S., Bloomberg reports. 

In a yearslong trial of more than 3,500 participants, Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy slowed the growth of chronic kidney disease and slashed the risk of heart attack, kidney failure, stroke and death.

Hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with workforce challenges, including recruiting top talent in a competitive environment. Below are the number of job openings at hospitals and health systems that are among those named to the U.S. News & World Report's 2023-24 Best Hospitals Honor Roll.  

St. Louis-based Ascension said it expects patients and providers to notice progress on its cyberattack response after Memorial Day weekend.

Daniel Morrisette, CFO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit, said he doesn't expect the health system to purchase Dallas-based Steward Health Care's Arizona assets, but said they are evaluating potential opportunities. 

Ascension, Trinity Health and CommonSpirit, which operate more than 380 acute care hospitals combined, reported substantial operating improvements in fiscal year 2024 to date, but executives at each system maintain there is still much work to do.