The Booth School of Business at University of Chicago topped U.S. News & World Report's 2024 rankings of best part-time MBA programs.

Ransomware gang LockBit 3.0 was listed as the ransomware group targeting the healthcare sector most often.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has joined a White House-led AI consortium. 

VillageMD — majority owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance — has selected Jim Murray as president and COO, effective April 1.

Interest in side hustles accelerated during COVID-19, as many Americans looked for opportunities to boost their income amid rising inflation rates and a turbulent job market. New data suggests this trend has persisted in 2023, with a growing number of U.S. workers pursuing side gigs, Bloomberg reported April 9.

Less than 20% of the nation's hospitals were recognized for excellent patient safety ratings and the highest level of adherence to federal price transparency rules. 

An Iowa advanced registered nurse practitioner is accused of prescribing $1 million worth of unneeded medical devices to Medicare patients, ABC affiliate KCCI reported April 9.

Pay has increased for some nurses, and the same can be said for the number of nurses seeking a higher degree or additional certification — but workplace violence also is on the rise, a Nurse.org report found.

A majority of healthcare organizations have embraced Apple's iPhone and iPad as their go-to shared-use smart devices, an April 10 report from KLAS found. 

Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System has officially transitioned to University of Michigan Health-Sparrow.

To date, 25 hospitals have received citations or violations of New York state's clinical staffing law.

L.A. Care Health Plan is giving Avalon, Calif-based Catalina Island Health hospital a $2 million grant to help stay afloat as the hospital looks to make an affiliation arrangement. 

A union is accusing Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente of mishandling decisions about mental health services, the Los Angeles Times reported April 9. 

West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health has partnered with Cincinnati-based Ensemble Health Partners to manage the health system's revenue cycle operations.

BayCare and St. Joseph's Children's Foundation received a $50 million gift from a Tampa family.

U.S. News & World Report has again pushed back the release date for its best medical schools rankings.

A machine learning model accurately predicted the risk of about 3 in 4 hospital-acquired pressure injuries, according to a new study. 

The U.S. might soon see an approved respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for adults younger than 60. 

PeaceHealth has named Kim Ruscher, MD, chief medical officer of its Oregon network, the Vancouver, Wash.-based system announced April 9. 

The National Quality Forum is aiming to modernize and standardize serious adverse event reporting via a new patient safety effort.