The following hospital and health system executive moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's since June 30:

Fortune, in collaboration with healthcare intelligence platform PINC AI, has named its top 60 community hospitals in America. 

It used to be that when you saw the doctor, you paid for the visit. And when you were screened for a condition, you paid for the test. But innovative health systems like ours helped usher in a new era — one that aimed to reward value over volume in medical care.

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine has appointed Nishaminy Kasbekar, PharmD, as vice president and chief pharmacy officer, according to a Sept. 21 LinkedIn post. 

Daniel Derman, chief innovation officer and senior vice president of Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine, told the American Hospital Association's "Advancing Health" podcast that EHR documentation has been a barrier for the healthcare workforce, but Northwestern is piloting several initiatives using technology to bring back the joy of practicing medicine. 

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau on Sept. 21 outlined proposals aiming to end "coercive debt collection tactics, clean up inaccurate data, and improve credit score predictiveness." 

Hospital IT executives told Becker's that while EHR vendors have begun to adopt innovative technologies, such as generative artificial intelligence, the industry has yet to make the transformative changes that healthcare needs.

Debra Feigin Sukin, PhD, has been selected as the new president of Houston-based Texas Children's, effective Jan. 8.

Randolph, Vt.-based Gifford Health Care will be switching to Meditech for its EHR after previously using three different systems.

Despite the rising popularity of "hospital-at-home" care across the U.S., two health systems recently decided to stop their programs.

Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. 

Houston-based Nutex Health, a physician-led network with 22 microhospitals, is growing rapidly, with plans to open two more microhospitals this year and 14 more by the end of 2025. 

ChatGPT developer OpenAI has rolled out a new medical transcription service with Hint Health, a digital health company focused on direct primary care.

The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has advanced a significant primary care bill that now looks likely to head to a full Senate vote, according to a Sept. 21 Common Dreams report.

As the financial struggles continue for many hospitals and health systems, C-suite leaders are honing in on capacity and lowering length of stay to improve their bottom line.

New research from NYC Health + Hospitals shows concerning changes in the prevalence and epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections.

Quiet quitting rose to popularity — online and on the clock — in summer 2022, as workers refused to go above and beyond their pay grade. The movement has continued well into 2023, as engagement continues to dip and new corporate quips surface on TikTok. 

More hospitals and health systems across the country are implementing nurse residency programs to support new nurses as they transition into the field. It's also an effort that aims to improve retention amid the ongoing nursing shortage.

At a time where healthcare costs continue to rise, health systems are increasingly turning to technology as their secret weapon to boost their bottom line.

American Physician Partners' descent into bankruptcy was expedited in part by the "problematic" implementation of the No Surprises Act, its chief restructuring officer said in a Sept. 19 court filing.