Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly has tapped Lucas Montarce as its new executive vice president and CFO, effective immediately. Mr. Montarce was also named a member of Eli Lilly's executive committee, according to a Sept. 9 news release.

CMS is notifying nearly a million Medicare beneficiaries of a data breach in which a hacker copied patients' files.

While payroll increases and labor shortages continue to challenge hospitals, there is some good news. Wage inflation is leveling off, according to Fitch Ratings.

The Biden administration on Sept. 9 said it is finalizing a set of rules designed to eliminate loopholes and improve funding among insurers and health plans for mental healthcare services.

As mental and behavioral health issues soared among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic, potential complications associated with their pregnancies increased 19.8%, according to a FAIR Health report released Sept. 9. 

Rhode Island has the highest vaccination rate for children and adults, while Mississippi has the lowest, according to a WalletHub report. 

South Dakota has the most hospitals per 100,000 people, while Maryland has the lowest, according to a The Salt Lake Tribune report.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has named Christopher Fontes as Northern California executive director of revenue cycle, according to a Sept. 7 post on his LinkedIn page. 

Effective Sept. 10, healthcare facilities providing breast imaging services will be required to notify patients of their breast density in mammography reports. 

The CDC has confirmed the nation's first case of bird flu in a person who had no known occupational exposure to infected animals, the agency said Sept. 6. 

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health estimates that its Epic EHR implementation will cost the health system $1.2 billion.

Payer challenges are by far the top area of stress for revenue cycle departments, according to a Sept. 9 report from consulting company Guidehouse. 

All medical and nonmedical assets for Dallas-based Steward Health Care's closed Dorchester, Mass.-based Carney Hospital and Ayer, Mass.-based Nashoba Valley Medical Center will be auctioned off during an online auction on Sept. 12, Sept. 16, and Sept. 17.

China has reversed policies against wholly foreign-owned hospitals in Beijing and eight other areas to attract outside investment, according to Bloomberg.

Hawaii earned the No. 1 spot as the happiest state in the U.S., thanks in part to residents reporting the highest levels of life satisfaction and the lowest depression rate in the nation, according to a new analysis published by WalletHub.

Hematology and oncology physicians saw the largest median compensation increases in 2024, according to SullivanCotter's 2023-24 Physician Compensation and Productivity Report. 

David Brooks has been named chief administrative officer of Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru, Ind., effective Sept. 9.

University of Southern California Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale will close its labor and delivery services, along with its neonatal intensive care unit, on Nov. 20.

About 6% of healthcare CEOs come directly from the CFO position, according to a recent report from Crist Kolder Associates. 

Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly may become the first healthcare company to hit a market value of $1 trillion, according to a Sept. 5 CNBC report.