Tampa General Hospital hosted CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz on July 23 for a tour of the academic health system’s food-as-medicine program at its Davis Islands campus. Dr. Oz sampled a Mediterranean diet-inspired menu developed by Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian…
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Erlanger’s board of directors along with CEO Jim Coleman decided several months ago it was time to seek a partner. Not because the Chattanooga, Tenn.-based health system was struggling – quite the opposite. Erlanger was in a strong financial position,…
Black Book Research has released its 2026 Emerging Healthcare Supply Chain Vendor Watch List, identifying 10 companies it said warrant increased consideration by hospitals and health systems ahead of the Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management’s 2026 conference.…
Ekta Vyas, PhD, is no longer chief human resources officer of Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC, as of June 20. The system is actively searching for a new CHRO, a health system spokesperson said in a July 22 statement…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners has entered into an agreement to sell its ownership interests in two Idaho hospitals to Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, which is an existing partner in the facilities. Under the agreement, Intermountain will acquire Surgery Partners’…
Indiana Health Coverage Programs got CMS approval to progress with an enrollment and certification moratorium for some Medicaid providers beginning Aug. 1. According to a July 23 bulletin, the freeze will continue for six months. IHCP can extend the pause in six-month…
In this episode, Jordan Johnson, MSHA, Bridge Oncology, ABA Health Law Oncology Advocacy, discusses the major CMS policy shifts reshaping oncology, the growing role of AI governance, and why healthcare leaders must think beyond reimbursement rates to prepare for the…
U.S. Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, have introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, legislation that would require developers of the most powerful AI systems to maintain the technical ability to throttle, suspend or shut down their models.…
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has named Heather Brandon as vice president of financial services, South Florida Hospital News reported July 24. Ms. Brandon joins Lee Health from Columbus-based OhioHealth, where she served as vice president of finance and system…
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based physician David Antonio Becerril, MD, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in a telehealth-linked scheme that defrauded Medicare, according to the Department of Justice. Chief U.S. District Judge Stanley A. Bastian of…