Counterfeit Ozempic presentations, known as "faux-zempic," are on the rise in legal and illegal supply chains, The New York Times reported July 12. 

Dallas-based Steward Health Care filed a July 13 notice to yet again push back the dates of its "first round hospitals" in Arizona just days before their bid deadline of July 15.

Here are four hospitals, healthcare organizations and health systems opting for a Meditech EHR system in 2024, as reported by Becker's:

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has inked an innovation partnership with a hospital in India.

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health has named Alok Chaudhary as its new vice president, chief data and artificial intelligence officer.  

The former CFO of Loretto Hospital in Chicago is among three individuals charged in an indictment alleging involvement in a $15 million embezzlement scheme. 

Three U.S. senators have introduced a bill aimed at alleviating the unceasing number of cyberattacks affecting healthcare.

Police have arrested a man who allegedly fired a gun inside St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., local authorities confirmed to Becker's. 

The Veterans Health Administration operates a $43 million medical facility in Orlando that regularly welcomes healthcare workers, but no patients, according to CNBC.

A recent American Hospital Association report found hospitals are doing well at empowering staff in quality improvement and supporting educational growth, but are falling behind in community and board engagement.

Multiple hospitals and health systems have suffered downgrades to their financial ratings this year amid rising expenses, ongoing operating losses and challenging work environments.

When Ballad Health's Chief Clinical Officer Amit Vashist, MD, sent quality, safety and infection prevention teams to several member hospitals' operating rooms unannounced to assess safety culture, he was met with revolt — but not in the way one might assume. 

A persistent problem for health system CEOs is emerging as the most important challenge to solve this year: work/life balance.

Hackers posted more than 20,000 files stolen from the Florida Department of Health containing physician notes and personal health information on the dark web, according to The Tampa Bay Times.

A former Georgia insurance commissioner was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, the Justice Department said July 12. 

A gap in information surrounding conditions like endometriosis, pelvic floor disorders, migraines, and chronic fatigue syndrome is harming women's health, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

A century ago, Baptist Health didn't have pharmacists — just a boy on a bike. Now, it has a $40 million central pharmacy that utilizes the most automation in the nation. 

Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes has affiliated with Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cayuga Health System, effective July 1. 

Citing high costs, payers are favoring bariatric surgeries over Wegovy and similar medications, according to an NYU Langone expert. It's unclear if insurers' policies can quell the booming popularity of GLP-1 weight loss drugs, though. 

Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Va., received a $25 million gift to grow the health system's cancer program.