Loveland-based HealthSource of Ohio, a community health center, has tapped Jody Prather, MD, as its new president and CEO, effective May 30.

Caldwell, Idaho-based West Valley Medical Center, part of Nashville-based HCA Healthcare, has named Jared Rucks CFO.

TGH North, a new division of Tampa General Hospital, has appointed a board of managers for its TGH Brooksville and TGH Spring Hill hospitals.

HHS on April 22 finalized a rule to shield patients' reproductive healthcare data from being used in criminal investigations. 

As the healthcare industry continues to embrace technological advancements, an increasing number of health systems are forging strategic partnerships with vendors and companies offering artificial intelligence tools that aim to enhance patient care and streamline operations and administrative tasks. 

While some CIOs continue to operate under financial constraints, more than half of IT leaders are expecting a budget hike this year, according to CIO.

Change Healthcare says data stolen by hackers in a February cyberattack likely covers a "substantial proportion of people in America."

A vendor that provides account receivable management services to Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center has been affected by a cybersecurity breach that has impacted patient data. 

A Mass General Brigham executive was on Capitol Hill recently to lobby lawmakers for more oversight of healthcare artificial intelligence, Politico reported.

Tri-City Healthcare District in Oceanside, Calif., and UC San Diego Health are still working on plans for a joint power agreement that was expected to be completed by the end of March, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported April 21.

Ensemble Health Partners is expanding its partnership with Microsoft to accelerate innovation of EIQ, its proprietary revenue cycle intelligence platform.

Men are increasingly entering the nursing profession and continue to outearn their female peers, federal data suggests.

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

In two separate deals, Labcorp completed acquisitions of outreach laboratory businesses from Renton, Wash.-based Providence and Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health.

Jackson Health System has reduced compensation programs for senior leaders; laid off fewer than 25 people, including one hospital CEO; and frozen many vacant positions, especially in support and nonclinical areas, a spokesperson for the Miami-based organization confirmed to Becker's.

Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health broke ground on a $56 million hospital at its McLeod Health Carolina Forest Campus on April 22 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Since summer 2023, physicians have recommended patients taking GLP-1s, such as Ozempic or Mounjaro, to skip a dose before an elective surgery. Researchers from Stanford Medicine say this might be unnecessary and create adverse effects. 

The last few years have been challenging for hospitals and health systems across the U.S., especially smaller regional systems and independent hospitals. But now many C-suite leaders are setting their sights on growth again.

Most of the top-earning executives at some of the nation's largest for-profit healthcare organizations saw their overall compensation increase in 2023, according to proxy statements recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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