A video underscoring the importance of hand hygiene, created by Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis., won the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's ninth annual Film Festival competition.

Augusta (Ga.) University Health is merging the leadership of the health system with its flagship facility, Augusta University Medical Center, according to The Augusta Chronicle.

Mercy Health-Cincinnati appointed Justin Krueger president of its North market, effective July 15.

In partnership with the American Red Cross, 26 iconic corporate and civic brands, celebrities and influencers will call on the public this month to donate blood, the Red Cross announced this week.

Four drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA since June 7:

In 2012, Pankaj Jandwani, MD, became the first CMIO of MidMichigan Health in Midland.

Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky., is at no imminent risk of closing, despite the University of Louisville's decision not to buy it, according to the Courier Journal.

Ascension Providence in Waco, Texas, will break ties with Scott & White Health Plan effective Sept. 1, according to a notice.

Finance chiefs from hospitals and health systems have shared the following 2019 goals with Becker's Hospital Review:

Health providers and systems are being prompted to implement more updated contract lifecycle management solutions to adequately address value-based payment, according to a Black Book report.

Nurses at Children's Minnesota in St. Paul and Minneapolis voted to reject the health system's latest offer and authorized negotiators to call a strike, according to a union announcement.

Electronic health record company Allscripts has purchased ZappRx, a startup that aims to modernize how patients receive prescription medicines, two people familiar with the deal confirmed to CNBC on June 13.

New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will explore new technologies that identify and measure a person's exposure to weapons of mass destruction as part of a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense.

Jamestown (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center closed on the evening of June 13. The 85-bed hospital abruptly shut down just one day after its Medicare and Medicaid funding was cut off and three days after a new CEO was appointed.

A former patient of Richland, Wash.-based Kadlec Regional Medical Center claims the hospital charged him and thousands of other patients a hidden emergency room fee.

The FDA alerted healthcare providers June 13 that at least one patient has died after receiving a fecal transplant containing drug-resistant bacteria.

Mount Carmel Grove City (Ohio) hospital confirmed bacteria in its hot water system caused a Legionnaires' disease outbreak resulting in 16 confirmed cases and one death.

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing June 12 on "Medicare for All." 

Hospital and health system executives vary in their knowledge and implementation of blockchain. Some are using it to track prescriptions while others are unsure how the technology works.

Bathing every patient in chlorhexidine gluconate decreases the infection rate and cost of numerous healthcare-associated infections, according to a study presented June 12 at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Conference in Philadelphia.