Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta lost $5.3 million in a 2023 business email compromise scheme that ended with a four-year prison sentence for the accountant who laundered the stolen funds, most of which were recovered. A federal jury convicted Ronald Deabler,…
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A new Illinois law is requiring hospitals to hand over far more detailed financial information to state regulators, but that data will be shielded from public view, NPR affiliate WBEZ reported July 27. Under the measure, Illinois hospitals must file…
Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network named Doug Johnston president of AHN West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh, effective Aug. 1. Mr. Johnston most recently served as COO of AHN West Penn Hospital, where he helped lead daily operations, service line strategy, operating…
Pharmaceutical prices are projected to increase 3.54% in 2027, up 0.70 percentage points from Vizient’s winter 2026 forecast, according to a July 27 report from the company. The projection excludes pharmaceutical tariffs because of uncertainty at the time of the…
Life sciences tech firm Veeva Systems has appealed a court ruling that dismissed its lawsuit challenging Epic’s noncompete agreements. Veeva sued Epic in January, arguing the EHR vendor’s restrictive covenants — including a noncompete tied to Epic’s “Company List” of…
The FDA has selected Dexcom as the first participant in its Technology-Enabled Meaningful Patient Outcomes for Digital Health Devices Pilot, also known as TEMPO. The company plans to offer the Dexcom Glucose Health Program for use in care expected to…
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare now expects to exceed $300 million in full-year M&A spending in 2026, executives said on the for-profit system’s July 24 second-quarter earnings call. Tenet had previously projected $250 million in M&A spending in 2026. Chairman and CEO…
Tyrel Somers, MD, will leave his role as chief of medical staff and family medicine physician at Russell (Kan.) Regional Hospital, according to a news release shared on Facebook July 24. Dr. Somers will conclude his service Aug. 31, after…
Cleveland Clinic has established an enterprise Center for Trauma and named longtime MetroHealth trauma leader, Jeffrey Claridge, MD, to lead it as the system pursues level 1 verification for its main campus. Dr. Claridge, who will serve as enterprise medical…
Microsoft is continuing to hire for health tech roles including a forward deployed AI engineer position tied to its healthcare AI partnership with Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic. Here are three healthcare-related roles Microsoft is hiring for this July: