Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health and the University of San Diego have announced a "transformative new partnership" that aims to improve the health and wellness for the campus community and wider San Diego region.

CVS subsidiary Oak Street Health has agreed to pay $60 million to settle accusations that it violated the False Claims Act by offering kickbacks to third-party insurance agents in return for referring older adults to its primary care clinics.

At least four hospitals have reopened in 2024, and three others will soon join them: 

Throughout his 44-year career at Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, central region CEO Bob Anderson has learned to listen more than he speaks.

The ransomware attack targeting St. Louis-based Ascension in May affected operations and the health system's revenue, according to the health system's fiscal year 2024 documents.

Of 50 face transplants that have been performed globally since 2005, the 10-year survival rate stands at 74%, researchers found in a study that looked at the procedure's outcomes.

Becker's has compiled a list of the hospitals with a CMS five-star rating for quietness.

Five years ago, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare embarked on a new chapter in the health system's journey, reducing its debt profile and having its ambulatory surgery center business drive a greater portion of the company's performance, according to CEO and Chair Saum Sutaria, MD. 

Becker's recently reported the following hospital and health system CEO departures, which include resignations and other C-suite changes.

Juneau, Alaska-based Bartlett Regional Hospital is closing its high-intensity residential substance abuse treatment facility on Sept. 24. 

St. Louis Children's Hospital is aiming to prevent accidental child overdoses by offering families free lock boxes to safely store medications in their homes.

Brian Smolskis has been appointed COO of Lompoc (Calif.) Valley Medical Center.

Hoboken, N.J.-based CarePoint Health System has filed three WARN notices with the state, signaling potential layoffs as it explores financial restructuring options.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a division of HHS, has partnered with other federal agencies and health systems to create a national safety alliance as part of broader commitments from the federal government to reduce preventable harm and improve care quality industrywide.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has partnered with EHR vendors Oracle Health and Epic to help identify veterans receiving care outside of the VA system.

Starting Oct. 1, a Louisiana law will classify drugs used for abortion — mifepristone and misoprostol — as controlled substances, requiring hospitals to store them in locked cabinets, The Washington Post reported Sept. 17. 

Beth Carlson, WVU Medicine's vice president of revenue cycle, described the Morgantown, W.Va.-based system's approach to payer denials with two words "fail fast." 

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has opened a new centralized "Mission Control Center," marking the first time since the initiative's 2017 launch that all technology and coordination teams have been housed in one location.

Tara Floyd, BSN, RN, is now the inaugural vice president and association chief nursing officer at Children's National Hospital.

Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Medical Center has named Marko Serrano Jr. CFO.