Leaders of large nonprofit and for-profit health systems have detailed a growing emphasis on outpatient care during recent investor calls and healthcare conferences. 

Consumers are increasingly warming up to online tools powered by generative AI for routine healthcare tasks such as making appointments, viewing test results and refilling prescriptions, a survey from PwC found.

Hurricane Helene has put IV shortages in the spotlight after damaging a manufacturing plant, but hospitals have been dealing with IV fluid shortages for years, NBC News reported Oct. 18.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services agreed to pay $13 million to settle allegations that it caused psychological damage after conducting a surprise active shooter drill at a children's psychiatric hospital, The Washington Post reported Oct. 17.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic became the first known health system to revive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patient using an assisted reality headset.

More than 55% of patients taking Elahere, an ovarian cancer approved in 2022, may experience vision loss, according to a new study. 

About 44% of U.S. employees report feeling well compensated for their work, with roles in engineering and program management topping the list, according to LinkedIn's most recent Workforce Confidence survey.

Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health plans to lay off an unspecified number of managers by Thanksgiving, The Boston Globe reported Oct. 18. 

The following hospital and health system executive moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year:

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center is alerting its employees to the rising threat of "vishing," a form of AI-generated voice phishing.

Hurricane Helene-related IV supply shortages have left parenteral nutrition-dependent patients in limbo, according to an Oct. 18 report from KFF Health News.

Moody's downgraded Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health's rating to "Ba3" from "Ba2."

As EHR vendors turn their focus to artificial intelligence, Oracle Health is using the technology "every step of the way," Nashville (Tenn.) Business Journal reported.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center physician over violating state law by providing hormone replacement therapy to 21 minors. This is the first time an attorney general has sued an individual physician over transition-related care for minors, NBC News reported Oct. 17.

A CMS contractor has agreed to pay a $306,722 fine for not securing screenshots of patient data.

The FDA has approved the Minima stent system, the first device specifically designed for infants and young children with congenital heart defects. The innovative stent could help thousands of children avoid multiple open-heart surgeries as they grow up. 

Bassett Healthcare Network has eliminated 100 administrative jobs, officials with the Cooperstown, N.Y.-based system confirmed to local news outlets Oct. 17. 

Nursing education must evolve to meet the changing demands of the field, but with limited resources and external hurdles like the COVID-19 pandemic, gaps have continued to persist.

Northwell Holdings, the for-profit venture capital arm of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, has invested in a workforce startup used by the health system's 21 hospitals.

Many hospitals and health systems are reconfiguring executive incentive pay amid heightened scrutiny on executive pay and evolving performance metrics, according to SullivanCotter.