After about 125 supply chain workers and tradespeople went on a six-day strike, UChicago Medicine and Local 73 SEIU agreed on a new contract. 

Lawmakers are concerned that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Oracle Health EHR rollout could require the government to hire many additional staffers, Military.com reported.

A California health system was breached after a hacker gained access through "push notification spamming."

More than 70% of healthcare organizations either have already adopted or plan to implement generative AI, McKinsey & Co. reported July 25.

In healthcare, there is no shortage of calls to make patient safety and quality improvement efforts more strategic and proactive. 

Transitioning new nurse graduates from a remote learning environment forced by the pandemic into practicing by the bedside has been a challenge for health systems, calling for a change in the way C-suite leaders tackle the issue, hospital leaders told Becker's. 

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.

A dispute involving EHR vendor Epic Systems has ignited concerns about the security of medical information in the healthcare industry, Politico reported July 25.

The Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses has introduced a new virtual nursing certificate developed with input from nurse leaders at Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health.

Envision is no longer operating in California after decreasing its footprint in the state over the last several years.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC Enterprises, and Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital Ventures, the venture capital arms of UPMC and Tampa General Hospital, respectively, have completed a strategic financing round for Medicom, a health tech startup leading enterprise imaging interoperability. 

Double mastectomies have similar survival rates to lumpectomies and single mastectomies, according to research published July 25 in JAMA Oncology. 

Dalton, Ga.-based Hamilton Health Care System is rebranding to Vitruvian Health as part of its regional expansion plans. 

Multiple hospital and health system CFOs have left or announced plans to leave their roles since the beginning of 2024.

Thousands of nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, voted on July 24 and 25 to authorize one-day strikes.

Randolph, Vt.-based Gifford Health Care has named Cheyenne Holland CFO.

Here are 30 hospitals and health systems appointing new IT executives to their teams, as reported by Becker's since Dec. 12:

Community Health Systems CEO Tim Hingtgen said the  deal to sell Tennova Healthcare – Cleveland (Tenn.) to Hamilton Health Care System in Dalton, Ga., is expected to be completed within the next few months. 

St. Louis-based Ascension continues to improve its operating performance and aims to ensure long-term sustainability for the health system on the back of a $3 billion operating loss in fiscal year 2023. 

Average health system operating margins held steady in June while hospital margins dropped slightly, according to Strata's Monthly Healthcare Industry Financial Benchmarks, published July 25.