The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker's this year:

Johnson & Johnson will discontinue upfront 340B drug rebates for certain hospitals, raising concerns among healthcare providers and advocacy groups. The proposed policy, set to take effect Oct. 15, would prevent certain hospitals from accessing 340B discounts for Stelara, used to treat plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and other conditions; and Xarelto, a blood thinner. 

Two U.S. senators introduced a bill Sept. 26 that would create minimum cybersecurity standards for hospitals and require them to undergo "stress tests."

CMS has issued a memo reminding nursing homes to facilitate their residents' right to vote. Guidance for nursing home administrators is included in the memo.

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health has created five endowed chairs to support senior clinicians with dual appointments at the health system and its primary academic partner, UMass Chan Medical School, focusing on the advancements these faculty leaders can make on patient care.

In the wake of physician resignations, some employees with Wakefield, R.I.-based South County Health have taken a "no confidence" vote in management, according to ABC affiliate WLNE.

Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System started diverting patients to other hospitals because of an IT outage Sept. 26.

Hayti, Mo.-based Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems is being sued by its former CEO after she claimed she faced discrimination and retaliation.

A recent study highlighted the use of MRIs in reducing overdiagnosis in prostate cancer screening. 

Chicago-based CommonSpirit posted a $581 million operating loss (-1.5% margin) in fiscal year 2024, up from an operating loss of $1.3 billion (-3.6% margin) posted in 2023, according to its Sept. 26 financial report. 

Leaders from two top-five cancer centers, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report, shared with Becker's the changes they want to see in cancer care.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is planning to build a new full-service, community hospital campus in Bluffton, S.C.

A cyberattack on an employee email account at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine has impacted 57,891 individuals. 

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has filed a healthcare market oversight notice with the Oregon Health Authority that details plans to become an integrated, full-service public university health system with Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health. 

While VCU Health's hospital-at-home program did not meet its initial patient volume targets in its first year, it achieved strong success in terms of patient satisfaction, Julia Siegel Breton, MD, medical director of the program, told Becker's.

Pediatric patients from Morgantown, Va.-based WVU Medicine helped make designs on a car in a NASCAR-affiliated race.

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Kerry Heinrich, president and CEO of Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, appeared on Dr. Drew's TV show, "Health Uncensored."

A study of 237 New York and Illinois hospitals found nurse staffing levels, Magnet designations and other factors were associated with lower COVID-19 death rates.  

Columbia, S.C.-based Prisma Health is the third health system in the country to open a retail market featuring Amazon's "just-walk-out" technology.