Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed a lawsuit June 24 against pharmacy benefit managers Optum Rx and Express Scripts for their alleged role in enabling the opioid epidemic in the state.

Amanda Connoyer, DNP, APRN, has been selected by Beebe Healthcare in Lewes, Del., as its first ever chief advanced practice clinician, the system announced June 24.

Valley Health System in Paramus, N.J., has named K. Nadeem Ahmed, MD, as its chief medical information officer, New Jersey Business Magazine reported June 24. 

Ann Lurie, a renowned philanthropist for which the Chicago-based Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital is named, has died at 79, the Chicago Tribune reported June 24.

The International Council of Nurses, an organization of more than 130 national nurses associations, is warning about some high-income countries recruiting nurses from vulnerable countries with critical health worker shortages. 

In the first half of 2024, six systems have performed first-of-its-kind procedures and clinical treatments.

A Maine physician was found guilty on 15 counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances.

For Intermountain Health's supply chain strategy, 40,000 more square feet means more than $12 million in annual savings. 

Nurses in Ohio are asking state lawmakers to amend a proposed bill to increase the legal penalties associated with using bodily fluids as a weapon against healthcare workers, according to the Dayton Daily News. 

North Carolina and New York are among states weighing bans on public mask wearing amid heightened tension surrounding protests on the Israel-Hamas conflict. While lawmakers say such measures wouldn't target medical mask wearing, critics are skeptical about the practicality of a health exception, The Washington Post reported June 24.

Effective July 8, Andrew Weinfeld, MD, will become chief clinical officer of Advent Health's East Florida Division. 

Medical supply distributor Concordance Healthcare Solutions said Rush University System for Health is piloting the healthcare industry's first supply chain cloud-based platform, which connects providers, suppliers and distributors. 

Bob Gomes was named CEO for the Harney County Health District. 

The Supreme Court has agreed to assess the constitutionality of Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for people younger than 18, The Washington Post reported June 24. 

Increased schedule flexibility remains one of the most effective strategies for staff retention, a recent Becker's poll found.

Implementing artificial intelligence for remote patient monitoring, clinical command centers and medication management are top focuses for healthcare leaders in the next three years, according to Philips.

A New York supportive housing nonprofit organization cut emergency room visits of its residents in half and increased primary care use to 93%, Gothamist reported June 24.

Health systems have been partnering with Big Tech on artificial intelligence-powered clinical documentation and cybersecurity. Here are eight collaborations Becker's has reported on in the past month.

HHS is warning the healthcare sector about a ransomware group that has been stepping up its attacks on the industry and recently disrupted hospital operations in the U.K.

From building a digital payment platform with a health system to detailing plans to partnering with a genetic testing company, here are seven updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's in June: