Patients treated by female physicians have lower mortality and readmission rates, a recent study found.

Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network has named Vanessa Mackay network vice president of revenue cycle, according to an April 22 post on her LinkedIn page. 

UnitedHealth Group admitted to paying ransom in an attempt to protect patient data stolen during the February cyberattack against its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, according to a CNBC report.

Seattle Children's Hospital and the Texas Office of the Attorney General have reached an agreement for the hospital to withdraw its state business registration voluntarily on or before April 26.

Coos Bay, Ore.-based Bay Area Hospital plans to layoff several workers in non-patient-facing roles as it outsources its revenue cycle management operations, a spokesperson for the hospital confirmed to Becker's.

The American Nurses Association has named Angela Beddoe as interim CEO, effective April 24. 

Stanislaus Surgical Hospital in Modesto, Calif., which is facing a decision from CMS to end its Medicare contract, is laying off 191 employees, according to regulatory documents filed with the state April 15.

Rural hospital closures picked up in 2023 and nearly 700 rural hospitals face continued risk of closing due to serious financial challenges, with some states facing critical conditions in the short term. 

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at New York City-based Mount Sinai found that large language models were poor medical coders.

The rebranding initiative for Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System, which recently changed its name to NCH, will roll out in a "phased approach" over the next 18 months, GulfShore Business reported April 22. 

Blountstown, Fla.-based Calhoun Liberty Hospital has received a $9.6 million bridge loan from XRL ALC, an affiliate of X-Caliber Rural Capital, and American Lending Center to support an $82 million renovation project.

While emphasizing that no human-to-human transmission has occurred, global health officials are urging countries to closely track bird flu to detect any potential changes in the virus that may make it more adept at spreading to and among humans.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has reached a tentative labor contract with Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West.

Terry Forde, president and CEO of Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare, will step down from his role this summer.

Dino Rhodes has been named vice president and head of marketing at St. Louis-based Ascension.

Hackers gained entry to Change Healthcare's IT systems nine days before the ransomware attack on the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary, The Wall Street Journal reported April 22.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen was paid between 254 and 556 times more than the health system's median employee since becoming the health system's chief executive in 2019, according to proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Enid, Okla., is seeing a change at the top with the resignation of the leader who served as both its COO and interim CEO. 

About 1% of U.S. hospitals have five or more Magnet Designations, according to data from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. 

Newsweek has named 45 hospitals and health systems among its 750 greatest employers for mental well-being.