Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic reduced unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections by 50% without diminishing patient satisfaction by implementing an ambulatory antibiotic stewardship program.

This year's ransomware attack on Change Healthcare sent shockwaves through hospitals across the U.S., disrupting revenue cycle management, compromising data privacy, and threatening the financial stability of many healthcare providers already recovering from the pandemic's fiscal strain.

A data leak exposed the personal information of thousands of hospital workers, Cybernews reported.

Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine has signed a new five-year, multimillion-dollar deal with data analytics company Palantir to predict hospital bed necessity, manage the supply chain and make staffing recommendations.

The California Department of Public Health has stepped in amid an ongoing debate between physicians and certified registered nurse anesthetists about CRNAs' role in hospitals, The Modesto Bee reported Sept. 16.

Researchers affiliated with Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health have developed an Epic application that predicts the risk of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding.

Microsoft is collaborating with the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and Nordic to create a national rural health IT community.  

The CDC on Sept. 17 released a set of new resources to support hospitals in reducing diagnostic errors, which are responsible for nearly 800,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. 

West Palm Beach-based HCA Florida JFK North Hospital has named Gianluca Salvatori assistant CFO.  

The majority of cardiovascular devices with Class I recalls from the FDA made it to market without rigorous testing, according to a Sept. 16 study in Annals of Internal Medicine.

More than 39 million people are projected to die of antibiotic-resistant infections between 2025 and 2050, a first-of-its-kind study found.

As more members of Generation Z move into the workforce, some have clashed with management or disagree with how their employees view them.

Healthcare providers and payers increased their IT spend in the last year and many see additional budget bumps in the future, according to a report compiled by KLAS and Bain & Co.

Bloomberg has released its annual ranking of the best business schools, evaluating 111 full-time MBA programs worldwide based on criteria such as learning, networking and career opportunities.

Amazon Health Services has teamed up with online behavioral healthcare provider Talkspace to expand access to mental health services.

Do-it-yourself medical care gained popularity during the pandemic when hospitals were overcrowded — and the trend continues years later.

The buzz around artificial intelligence in healthcare can be wearying at times — Providence CFO Greg Hoffman has the inbox to prove it — but he and other health system CFOs are excited about AI's possibilities nonetheless. 

An emerging COVID-19 strain, XEC, has been detected in 12 U.S. states and at least 15 countries, according to Scripps Research's Outbreak.info. 

The average age of new CFO hires has increased over the past 10 years, according to a report from Crist Kolder Associates. 

University of Iowa Health Care, based in Iowa City, is expanding the use of Nabla's ambient AI technology to its entire workforce following a successful pilot program.