Emergency department boarding not only complicates hospital operations and hampers care quality, but it also places a significant financial burden on health systems, a recent study suggests.

The shortage of pediatric cancer drugs is a growing concern for families and healthcare providers, with critical medications, like injectable methotrexate and leucovrin, increasingly hard to obtain for children diagnosed with leukemia, USA Today reported Oct. 17. 

The FDA has placed a clinical hold on Novavax's  application for its COVID-19-Influenza combination and standalone influenza vaccine candidates following a report of a "serious adverse event." 

Google Cloud forged several partnerships with significant health systems and health plans in the last few years to develop generative AI solutions and tools designed to reduce administrative burden. Their work couldn't come at a better time, as burnout and inefficiencies plague hospitals across the country.

Sixty-five percent of health system revenue cycle leaders surveyed believe generative AI will have a substantial effect on their medical coding operations, according to an Oct. 16 report from Akasa. 

Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System will be the first healthcare provider to adopt a new real-time data tool from GE HealthCare for its hospital command center.

A federal grand jury indicted two Sudanese nationals for cyberattacks including a 2024 hack of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai.

Shifting care from in-person to virtual settings could reduce total medical claims spending by 2.3% to 3.1%, according to an Oct. 17 study from Solera Health.

The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine has spent the past two years building out its leadership team ahead of plans to welcome its inaugural class of students in 2025. 

Oracle has launched a new service designed to simplify the payment process for healthcare organizations and their patients. 

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health is expanding virtual nursing technology to nearly 1,000 patient rooms, representing about half its beds.

Since elevating safety to its No. 1 priority, Springfield (Ill.) Memorial Hospital has launched several projects to protect its staff and patients. 

The following hospital and health system president departures were recently reported by Becker's, including resignations and retirements.

The CEO of a Houston-based pharmaceutical company was convicted on all 15 charges against him for leading a scheme to fraudulently bill payers for expensive topical creams.

Gregory LaFrancois has stepped down as president of Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.

A Philadelphia EMT was stabbed by a patient while transporting them in an ambulance, NBC affiliate WCAU reported Oct. 17.

Chicago-based Cook County Health has nominated Erik Mikaitis, MD, as its next CEO following an eight-month national search, according to a statement shared with Becker's.

Point Pleasant, W.Va.-based Rivers Health is now offering specialized pediatric cardiology services after hiring Jeffrey Harris, MD.

Healthcare executive pay is growing amid financial challenges, high turnover and increased scrutiny on executive compensation packages, according to a survey from SullivanCotter.

Watertown, S.D.-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has affiliated with Sanford Health to implement Epic as its new EHR system.