Tina Griffin, DPN, RN, is retiring as COO and vice president of patient care services of Athol (Mass.) Hospital, part of Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Healthcare..

More than $38 billion was spent in the U.S. on Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide) in 2023 — a 100% uptick from 2022 expenditure data, according to research published April 24 in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 

MercyOne's specialty clinic in Des Moines is ending gynecologic oncology surgical services June 1, ABC affiliate KCCI reported April 23.

The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Ark., is continuing to appoint faculty and leaders as it prepares for the launch of its four-year medical degree program in 2025.

Direct care nurses should be involved in all aspects of staffing, according to standards set forth in new guidance from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. 

The Federal Trade Commission on April 23 voted 3-2 to ban noncompete agreements in a move it estimates will save up to $194 billion in healthcare costs over the next decade. 

Union Springs, Ala.-based Bullock County Hospital laid off 95 employees beginning April 9, according to regulatory documents filed with the state.

Jennifer Burrows, RN, was named chief executive of Providence Oregon, effective May 6, according to a message to staff from Joel Gilbertson, chief executive of the Providence Central Division.

Members of California Nurses Association/National Nurses United plan to hold a 24-hour strike from May 1-2 at Washington Hospital Healthcare System in Fremont, Calif.

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have recently been reported by Becker's:

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is making changes with three Kansas clinics, effectively ending its operations in the state.

Here are four revenue cycle management companies that have made executive leadership moves since March 25: 

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare CEOs were paid between 189 and 452 times more than the health system's median employee between 2019 and 2023, according to proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Joint Commission has created a new telehealth accreditation program for eligible hospitals, ambulatory and behavioral healthcare organizations. The program will launch July 1. 

There are two issues in healthcare that Bruce Swords, MD, is highly focused on: Physicians struggling to stay independent, and systems focusing on solely acute care instead of preventive medicine.

Debates are swirling about surgery disruptions, a baby boom phenomenon and additional uses for Ozempic and other glucagon-like peptide-1 medicines. 

Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2023, generative artificial intelligence has gathered buzz, with many healthcare workers, leaders and staff expressing concerns about using "unregulated" technology. But has this sentiment changed?

Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is working with technology company Biofourmis to scale its care-at-home services.

CMS published two final rules on April 22 designed to expand access in the Medicaid fee-for-service and managed care programs. 

Forbes released its seventh annual ranking of the nation's best employers for diversity on April 23, and the rankings include 41 hospitals and health systems.