Eli Lilly has filed six lawsuits against U.S. entities it accuses of illegally selling versions of its experimental obesity drug retatrutide. The lawsuits target compounding pharmacies, medical spas and online sellers that allegedly sold retatrutide products, according to an Aug.…
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Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health has restored functionality to some technology systems affected by a multiday connectivity outage and said it found no indication the disruption is tied to a cyberattack, WYFF News 4 reported Aug. 11. Staff and patients first…
In this episode, Nishith Khandwala, CEO and Co-founder at Bunkerhill Health, Sam Schwager, CEO & Co-Founder of SuperDial, Steve Liou, CEO and Founder of Clarium, and Bo Gu, MD, CEO, Youlify, discuss how AI is improving clinical workflows, reducing administrative…
Rowland “Todd” Stewart, MD, was named vice president and chief medical informatics officer of Washington Regional, based in Fayetteville, Ark. In this role, Dr. Stewart will be responsible for clinical informatics initiatives across the health system, working with physicians, nurses…
Christopher Lawrence has been named CFO of AdventHealth Port Charlotte (Fla.), according to an Aug. 11 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth. Prior to his new role, Mr. Lawrence served as a divisional finance director…
Hospital and health system CEOs are under heightened pressure in today’s industry environment to justify capital spending. Policy volatility around Medicaid and reimbursement, tighter margins and a wait-and-see approach to mergers and acquisitions have pushed many leaders toward stricter ROI…
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health is warning patients about a phishing scam that uses fraudulent emails promising a “MyChart Medicare Kit.” The fraudulent messages carry the subject line or text “Your MyChart Medicare Kit Awaits,” according to an Aug. 11 Sentara…
Hospital and health system CEOs across the U.S. have made several moves recently, including appointments at new organizations and departures. Some executives have remained with their organizations in expanded roles overseeing multiple facilities, as some systems eliminate individual hospital CEO…
Herbert Leon Kimble, 60, pleaded guilty Aug. 11 in federal court in Columbia, S.C., to conspiracy to defraud the United States and failure to appear, following his role in a $1.2 billion telemedicine and durable medical equipment fraud scheme. Mr.…
UNC Health Pardee in Hendersonville, N.C., has been designated as a Level III Trauma Center by the state. The three-year designation follows a 12- to 15-month trauma operational period and an on-site review by trauma experts and state evaluators, according…