Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health reported $15.4 million operating income (0.7% margin) in the first three months of 2024, a 66% decrease compared to the $45.1 million (2.2% margin) for the same period in 2023, according to its most recent financial report.

Hospitals have begun incorporating artificial intelligence into their operational and clinical workflows to identify areas where the technology boosts clinicians and improves efficiency. But there are risks and executive teams need a strong plan to sustainably leverage AI for high quality, low cost care.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare posted $1.8 billion in net income for the first three months of 2024, up from $1.5 billion during the same time period in 2023, according to its most recent financial report.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is hosting its 12th annual cooking competition among its hospitals, where hospital chefs will present fine dining dishes to be assessed by a panel of judges.

Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville (Fla.) named Andrew Stec, MD, vice president and chief medical officer.

Offices of physicians and outpatient care centers are the top-paying settings for 10 of 17 physician specialties, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Months after the FDA warned clinicians about plastic syringes made in China, the agency listed violations it discovered at Cardinal Health related to the marketing of unapproved and adulterated syringes. 

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems CFO Kevin Hammons said the health system is seeing "continued progress from [its] in-sourcing and other initiatives to address medical specialist fees that have surged over the past two years." 

The CDC reported the first-known HIV cases transmitted via cosmetic injections after several middle-aged women were diagnosed with HIV following "vampire facials".

The Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems announced April 18 it entered into a definitive agreement to sell 351-bed Tennova Healthcare-Cleveland (Tenn.) to Hamilton Health Care System in Dalton, Ga., for $160 million in cash. 

The Federal Trade Commission voted to implement a sweeping noncompete ban that would have seismic effects on the healthcare industry and the U.S. economy more broadly. But questions remain around which nonprofit hospitals and other providers may be affected by the ban and how far the FTC's jurisdiction reaches under its final rule.

Honolulu-based Queen's Health System plans to complete its acquisition of an 88-bed psychiatric hospital from Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health later this year. 

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan is notifying current and former patients that it shared information with third-party advertisers. 

A group of 22 state attorneys general is urging UnitedHealth Group to provide more financial assistance to providers hurt by the hack on Change Healthcare. 

Healthcare cybersecurity budgets and teams have grown significantly since 2019 as threats become more pronounced, according to an April 2024 report from Moody's Investors Service.

A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care is moving its Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley outpatient nutrition services in Livermore, Calif., to other regional care centers.

UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare said it will take several more months to identify the personal data that was compromised from its Feb. 21 cyberattack, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 25. 

Many health systems are zeroing in on bonus packages to stand out to potential recruits and incentivize current employees to stay — but some have their doubts about this tactic. 

CEOs for King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services were paid between 221 and 629 times more than the median annual salary for an employee at the health system between 2019 and 2023, according to proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.