A Florida lab owner was sentenced to 10 years in prison for three fraud schemes, including a conspiracy involving $25 million in fraudulent Medicare claims submitted by Ellwood City (Pa.) Medical Center. 

Burlington, Kan.-based Coffey Health System has named Stacy Augustyn, MSN, RN, its CEO, effective Aug. 1, after  Joben Rieth, RN, tendered his resignation April 15.

A new COVID-19 variant now makes up 25% of cases in the nation, the CDC said.

Utica, N.Y.-based Wynn Hospital is temporarily suspending open-heart surgeries to review and strengthen the service, NBC affiliate WKTV reported May 7.

Dallas-based Steward Health Care has placed its 31 U.S. hospitals up for purchase to help offload its $9 billion debt after the health system filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Reuters first reported May 7.

 New research has found that nearly all people with two copies of the gene variant APOE4 develop biological markers of Alzheimer's disease, suggesting the gene may be its own, distinct form of the disease rather than only a risk factor. 

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have recently been reported by Becker's:

A Missouri man is facing a second-degree murder charge after police say he allegedly strangled his wife in her hospital bed at HCA Midwest Health's Centerpoint Medical Center, the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office said May 4.

UnitedHealth Group's Optum has its own bank, but it has no branches and is dedicated solely to healthcare services.

Patients of health systems that partner with RxLink will now receive pricing information on prescription medications offered through Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs Co. 

As healthcare organizations continue to deal with dwindling margins, investing in new and existing technologies can be hard but it is a necessary practice, Vincent Tammaro, CFO of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, told Becker's. 

University Medical Center New Orleans, part of New Orleans-based LCMC Health, has shared a goal to recruit and employ 100 nursing technicians this summer through its Nurturing the Future of Nursing Program.

Here is a look at Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's payer mix in the first quarter of 2024, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing: 

New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian has tapped Stacey Petrower as president of NewYork-Presbyterian Queens (N.Y.) and Paul Dunphey as president of NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt, N.Y.

A study led by researchers at Boston-based Harvard Medical School found newly trained physicians with high board certification exam scores led to lower risk of patient deaths and hospital readmissions.

Most of the top-paying cities for medical technicians are in California, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Health professionals in Alabama aim to eliminate cervical cancer in the state in a decade, The Wall Street Journal reported May 6. 

Dallas-based White Rock Medical Center laid off nearly 35% of its staff and has resumed taking patients transported by emergency medical services after halting them temporarily due to the layoffs, The Dallas Morning News reported May 7. 

Carroll, Iowa-based St. Anthony Regional Hospital has completed its transition to a critical access facility, the Carroll Times Herald reported May 6. 

While CMS allows health systems to apply for waivers to be reimbursed for hospital-at-home care not all state Medicaid programs cover the care model.