Across industries, the percentage of C-level executives leaders who say their IT function is effective in delivering even basic services has plummeted over the last decade, according to a new report from IBM.

The CEO Forum Group, a media and marketing company focused exclusively on CEOs, has unveiled its latest list of the "Top 10 CEOs Transforming Healthcare in America" for 2024.

DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare has named Douglas Winner as CFO.

It is not unusual for hospitals and health systems to hire external candidates as CEOs, particularly in recent years.

Health system C-suites are thinking differently about growth and finding new ways to pursue the premium dollar as margins remain tight and care moves out of the hospital.

As Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has sold off hospitals in 2024, its Conifer subsidiary has struck contracts to provide revenue cycle management services for the offloaded hospitals. 

Cheryl Sadro, senior vice president and CFO of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine and executive vice president and CFO of Johns Hopkins Health System, has been in her dual role since early January. Now nearly eight months in, one of Ms. Sadro's many goals for the health system is to focus on margin improvements post-pandemic.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals has signed a definitive agreement to sell some lab assets to Quest Diagnostics for improved efficiency and affordability of services.  

Matthew Banks, CEO of Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., has stepped down from his role. 

Jellico (Tenn.) Regional Hospital is one step closer to reopening after the Jellico Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 3-2 to install Community Hospital Management LLC as the new operator of the city's hospital, the LaFollette Press reported Aug. 20.

A Texas federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction blocking the implementation of the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban, which would have invalidated tens of millions of existing noncompete agreements and prohibited employers from entering into or attempting to enforce any new noncompetes.

NYC Health + Hospitals is using a new mobile app to promote appropriate antibiotic use among clinicians.

Premier recently recognized six U.S. hospitals and health system pharmacies and one pharmacist through the company's 2024 Premier Pharmacy awards. 

Marlow Levy, RN, was named president of two Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic hospitals, effective Sept. 4.

Sue Shugart was named CEO of Rutherfordton, N.C.-based Rutherford Regional Health System, effective Aug. 19, after serving in the role on an interim basis since June.

Despite the nation's birth rate falling, new data from the CDC suggests a growing number of women go without any prenatal care while pregnant. 

Jeffrey Shuren, MD, retired as director of the FDA's medical device division in July. Now, his ties to the industry are being questioned. 

E.J. Kuiper, with two decades of experience in Catholic healthcare leadership, began serving as president and CEO of Baton Rouge, La.-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System in May.

Janie Thompson was named COO of Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan., according to an Aug. 20 release shared with Becker's.

Here are six hospitals, healthcare organizations and health systems opting for a Meditech EHR system in 2024, as reported by Becker's: