Rod Hochman, MD, serves as president and CEO of Providence St. Joseph Health.

Flu activity fell slightly in the week ending March 9, but still remains high, according to the CDC's most recent FluView report.

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Hospital will suspend its heart transplant program next month due to a cardiologist shortage, reports WANE 15 News.

CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, said the Democratic Republic of Congo's ongoing Ebola outbreak may not be contained for another year, according to STAT.

A chancery court judge in Delaware is set to decide whether Anthem or Cigna is owed money in a breakup battle that ensued in the two years after their failed merger, according to the CT Mirror.

Robert Williams, president and senior executive at UPMC Susquehanna Sunbury (Pa.), will retire April 1.

Wilmington, Del.-based Christiana Care Health System named Heather Farley, MD, its first chief wellness officer.

Changes are underway at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach, Fla., after Cleveland Clinic acquired the hospital in early January, according to local USA Today affiliate TCPalm.

Both the flu shot and nasal spray vaccine are acceptable for children during the 2019-20 flu season, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced March 14.

Surgical outcomes vary significantly across health systems that include some of the country's highest-rated hospitals, according to a study published March 13 in JAMA Surgery.

Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following hospital and health system executive moves in the last week.

In the United States, intensive care unit nurses earn an annual salary of $85,594 on average, according to ZipRecruiter, a job search website.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health paid its CEO, Gene Woods, about $6.1 million in 2018, up 12 percent from the year prior, according to disclosures obtained by The Charlotte Observer.

Healthcare leaders are all on different pages when it comes to blockchain. Nonetheless, tech companies continue to invest their efforts in blockchain.

St. Joseph, Mich.-based Spectrum Health Lakeland is the latest healthcare provider who was affected by a vendor data breach that touched thousands of patients across the state, according to The Herald-Palladium.

Since issuing cybersecurity vulnerability tests within HHS networks, the Office of Inspector General is instating ongoing cybersecurity audits, according to Fedscoop.

  The following hospital and health system credit rating and outlook changes or affirmations occurred in the last week, beginning with the most recent:

Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth is now providing virtual appointments for students during school hours in more than 20 Missouri districts, according to The Monett Times.

Allscripts will integrate scheduling technology from Opargo, a software-as-a-service platform, to enhance its Allscripts Practice Management revenue cycle software.

Whistleblowers allege Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems submitted hundreds of millions of dollars in false claims to HHS for federal incentive payments through CMS' promoting interoperability program for EHRs, according to court documents unsealed March 14 in Miami.