A Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Medical Center nurse is being held on bond after she allegedly hired a company to kill the wife of the Maywood-based anesthesiologist she had been having an affair with, according to the Daily Herald.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/19/18

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health refuted claims made by a group of physicians seeking to break off from the health system that Atrium has been assigning patients to physicians who plan to remain with the organization, the Charlotte Business Journal reports.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/19/18

A former Chicago-based Cook County Health and Hospitals System physician reportedly spent more than $248,000 on unauthorized expenses like plane tickets, a piano and a radar detector, among other items, during his time at the institution, according to the Chicago Tribune.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/19/18

A group of 92 physicians attempting to separate from Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health filed a complaint with the North Carolina Medical Board April 16, alleging the health system violated board regulations by intentionally misleading patients, according to WFAE 90.7 Radio.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/18/18

Roughly 100 medical students from the UC Davis School of Medicine staged a "die-in" protest April 17 at the Sacramento, Calif.-based institution to draw attention to the public health component of police violence, according to The Sacramento Bee.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/18/18

Fredericksburg, Va.-based Pratt Medical Group is in the midst of splitting from Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare, which integrated in July 2015, according to fredericksburg.com.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/18/18

Two physicians affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UC Los Angeles argued repealing net neutrality may harm medical education in an April 11 op-ed for JAMA.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 4/18/18

Hospitals and health systems must increasingly learn how to handle cost pressures and widespread industry consolidation, and harness those trends into a profitable management strategy to keep their institution firmly grounded and better able to serve patients.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/17/18

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the relocation of a controversial Civil War-era physician's statue out of Central Park April 16, according to CBS New York.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/17/18

Norman Sharpless, MD, director of the National Cancer Institute, said the medical industry must learn how to use basic science to treat cancer and be open to incorporating big data into treatment plans, according to The Washington Post.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/17/18

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health will bear the full cost of operating its joint medical school with South Orange, N.J.-based Seton Hall University, which is scheduled to open in July, according to nj.com.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/17/18

Effective January 1, 2018, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was removed from the Inpatient Only List (IPO) and assigned an Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) payment. The removal from the IPO allows the procedure to be paid as outpatient, but it still must be performed in a hospital.  By Debbie Sconce, Senior Director, Health Solutions at FTI Consulting - 4/17/18

Often discussed and lamented, physician burnout is an unrelenting problem in the healthcare industry that can affect patient care quality, patient experience, and the bottom line for healthcare organizations and physician practices.  By Jeff Decker, Division President, Locum Tenens, AMN Healthcare - 4/17/18

Rubia Ferreira and Tyler Campbell's newborn daughter is expected to spend months at the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, so her parents decided to get married beside her bed in the hospital, according to People.  By Leo Vartorella - 4/17/18

Two of Boston's leading teaching hospitals are increasing their efforts to improve diversity among their physicians and patient populations, according to The Boston Globe.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/17/18

As the healthcare industry moves into a period of disruption — both by outside organizations like Amazon and by internal factors such as consolidation — leaders who hold the CMO title at their organization must also learn how to adapt to changing dynamics to push their institution forward.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/16/18

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente partnered with two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors on a mental health campaign recognizing the importance of maintaining mental focus and resilience to overcome life's challenges, according to MediaPost.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/16/18

Following the publication of The New York Times' investigation into Harvey Weinstein, top Hollywood executives, prominent journalists and politicians have been forced out of or resigned from their positions in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct. However, the medical industry has been more reticent to act on similar accusations made against physicians or other medical professionals, according to an Associated Press investigation.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/16/18

U.S. citizens who attended medical school in Canada and returned to practice medicine made roughly $324,000 per year, compared to U.S. educated and trained physicians, who made $303,000 per year, according to a recent physician compensation report by Medscape.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/16/18

New York City-based Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons announced its intent April 11 to become the first medical school in the nation to eliminate student loans for all students.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/16/18