New Orleans-based Ochsner's IT team is in the midst of an agile transformation to modernize the department and become a strategic asset to the system.

In a bid to transform patient care using the power of technology, health systems are joining forces with tech giant Apple. 

In a letter to patients, Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group said it is investigating "suspicious activity on certain computer systems within its network," NBC San Diego reported May 7. 

The operating room is a complex environment that requires seamless communication between healthcare providers and coordination across departments. Given surgical care accounts for a critical portion of overall healthcare delivery, hospitals should consider appointing chief surgical officers to serve as key leaders, overseeing decisions that affect OR operations, David Etzioni, MD, proposed in a May 8 article published by the American College of Surgeons. 

Medical supplies cost hospitals $146.9 billion in 2023 — an uptick from about $140 billion expenses a year prior, the American Hospital Association said in a May update of its Costs of Caring report. 

AllianceHealth Durant (Okla.) and AllianceHealth Madill (Okla.), both part of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, have tapped Ernest Borjas as their new assistant CFO. 

New research from Johns Hopkins suggests that relationship dynamics between nurses and leadership, peers and patients may be an underappreciated factor in retention.

Nurses have been expressing concern about healthcare artificial intelligence lately, with some even marching in protest against the technology. But what are their main qualms with AI?

Stepping away from the C-suite takes many forms, and hospital and health system executives leave for a variety of reasons, including to retire or to take on new challenges. However, each individual must consider that transition from a business, emotional and personal perspective.  

Healthcare is becoming a consumer-based industry as patients have more freedom to choose when and where they receive care. Hospitals are adjusting their operating models as a result.

Kathy Parrinello, executive vice president and COO of University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, saw an opportunity to grow revenue by rethinking ancillary service line strategy, particularly in outpatient pharmacy.

The U.S. government has charged the alleged mastermind of a hacking group that extorted hospitals.

A boy has died in Pfizer's phase 2 study of its gene therapy candidate for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare genetic disorder that primarily affects boys, according to a patient advocacy group. 

Chicago-based CommonSpirit has named Jeff Daneff CFO of its California Central Coast market, according to a May 7 post on his LinkedIn page. 

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health has shared plans to acquire Piedmont Family Practice in Warrenton, Va. 

R1 RCM posted a net loss of $35.1 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to a net income of $1.6 million over the same period last year, according to the company's May 8 financial report. 

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has opened three of five planned health clinics inside Walgreens retail locations, the health system said May 7.

Artificial intelligence could help triage emergency room patients, aiding providers during busy times, a new study found.

Rodger Page was named president of Dignity Health's North State market.

GOBankingRates released a study May 7 that determined the household income needed to be middle class in each state.