Renton, Wash.-based Providence has been ordered by King County (Wash.) Judge Averil Rothrock to pay $200 million to more than 33,000 hourly employees after evidence revealed wage and meal break violations, The Seattle Times reported April 20. 

A federal judge has recommended dismissing a class-action data breach lawsuit against Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health over a 2022 cyberattack.

Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center went live with an Epic EHR system on March 2. 

Dozens of patients awaiting kidney and liver transplants are unsure what's next as federal agencies conduct an investigation into allegations that a transplant surgeon at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center altered patient records, potentially preventing some patients from receiving lifesaving care. 

Luis Fonseca is leaving his role as CEO of Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin hospital in Milledgeville, Ga., The Union-Recorder reported April 21.

Starting in 2026, CMS could ask hospitals to report emissions.

From three Pennsylvania health systems suing Aetna to the former CEO of Desert Healthcare filing a wrongful termination claim, here are eight lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker's has reported since April 12:

Chicago-based Rush System of Health recently completed the implementation of a new customer 360 architecture to bring together information and data from across the health system about patients, community members, students and more.

AdventHealth Lake Wales (Fla.) appointed Jewels "Julie" Stark chief nursing officer

Within a new package of Florida healthcare laws is a debated measure to allow advanced birth centers to perform cesarean deliveries, permitting the surgical procedure outside of the hospital setting. 

Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.

Here are five hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

On April 17, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices added more recommendations to its list of medical abbreviations that should never be used. 

Columbia, Mo.-based University of Missouri Health Care has shared plans to close two of its urgent care facilities and open an expanded urgent care clinic in Jefferson City, Mo., on May 30. 

Michelle Fuentes has been named president and CEO of AdventHealth Castle Rock (Colo.), effective May 27. 

Former employees with UnitedHealth Group's Optum and its subsidiaries took to social media beginning April 18 regarding a reduction in force they say occurred across the company.

Hundreds of nurses gathered April 22 to protest the use of artificial intelligence at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente.

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University said it is facing financial issues due to its overcrowded emergency department and having to divert patients seeking specialty care and elective surgeries, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported April 21.

Members of three unions affiliated with the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals have voted to begin a five-day strike May 9 at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pa.

CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, Neb., part of Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health, has tapped Steve Schieber as its president, effective May 12.