The best places to work in healthcare include one big health system name, according to U.S. News & World Report's inaugural Best Companies to Work For by Industry.

Karen Murphy, PhD, chief innovation and digital transformation of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, said she will be stepping down from her role to take on a part time position as senior adviser to the health system's CEO Jaewon Ryu, MD. 

Healthcare workers have participated in labor strikes across the U.S., citing concerns about staffing, patient care, working conditions and employee retention. 

DePre, a medical supply company that DeRoyal, Premier and S2S Global formed in 2021, plans to invest $10.3 million in an isolation gown manufacturing facility in Powell, Tenn.

Providence, a 51-hospital health system based in Renton, Wash., has had a record year for hiring.

For the first time in Florida, physicians administered a recently approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy to a pediatric patient. 

Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health created an initiative, dubbed "Get Rid of Stupid Stuff," that created simple fixes to tasks within the EHR that clinicians felt were poorly designed, unnecessary or nonsensical, The Harvard Business Review reported Sept. 26. 

Boston Children's Hospital and T-Mobile are partnering to launch the first hybrid 5G network at a health system.

Thirty-eight percent of hospital finance leaders said their hospitals are currently automating components of their denials management, and a majority of those who said they aren't are planning to by the end of 2024, according to Akasa, a revenue cycle firm that uses artificial intelligence. 

Amazon is making a big bet on generative artificial intelligence — and its use in healthcare — with a $4 billion investment in AI company Anthropic.

The Federal Trade Commission recently withdrew two antitrust policy statements related to enforcement in healthcare markets and proposed changes to premerger notifications and noncompete agreements, which could all have a significant effect on hospitals and health systems. 

Ten health systems have joined Transcarent's National Independent Provider Ecosystem, which aims to provide self-insured employers with health services at cheaper and pre-negotiated bundled prices. 

Meditech is expanding its artificial intelligence-focused partnership with Google to auto-generate clinical documentation.

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

The board of Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Healthcare District & Foundation announced CEO Conrado Bárzaga, MD, left his role Sept. 25 and appointed Chris Christensen, chief administration officer, as interim CEO.

Two EMTs are in critical condition and a patient is dead after a Jeep crashed into an ambulance in Huntsburg, Ohio, News 5 Cleveland reported Sept. 26.

New COVID-19 admissions were down slightly for the week ending Sept. 16, marking the first time since July weekly hospitalizations haven't increased.

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health's certificate of need application to build a $29 million freestanding emergency department has been approved by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Federal departments are seeking to raise the administrative fee to enter the No Surprises Act arbitration process from $50 to $150 in 2024. 

Hospitals must ensure they are offering competitive nonsalary forms of compensation to help recruit and retain nurse leaders, according to the American Organization for Nursing Leadership.