Some hospitals and health systems are outsourcing or cutting IT jobs in a move to reduce operating costs.

Former FDA attorneys say the Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn Chevron deference, a decades-old legal precedent, could stall the development of new drugs and medical devices, Politico reported July 1. 

Through its partnership with Best Buy Health, UC Davis Health aims to adopt a more holistic approach to chronic disease management, Vimal Mishra, MD, associate chief medical officer at the health system told Becker's. 

Surgeons at Virtua Health, a five-hospital system based in Camden, N.J., successfully performed its first left ventricular assist device implantation, the system announced July 1.

New criteria from Boston-based Mass General for Children can accurately identify 98% of cases of anaphylactic children — compared to 85% with the older guidance.

Kittanning, Pa.-based Armstrong County Memorial Hospital is officially affiliated with Pennsylvania Mountain Care Network.

Liberty (Mo.) Hospital on July 1 officially joined the Kansas City-based University of Kansas Health System. 

The American Heart Association named Stacey Rosen, MD, Northwell Health's senior vice president of women's health and executive director of the Katz Institute for Women's Health, its 2024-25 volunteer president-elect.

Imran Andrabi, MD, assumed the role of president and CEO of the newly created Milwaukee-based Froedtert ThedaCare Health on July 1.

The National Association for Healthcare Quality announced a new campaign July 1 aimed at underscoring the importance of the quality at healthcare facilities nationwide. 

Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Henry Liu called Novant Health's decision to call off its plan to acquire two hospitals from Community Health Systems "a win for consumers."

Amanda Throgmorton, BSN, RN, was appointed regional COO of Deaconess Illinois. 

Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in June was $2,298.18, down 0.79% from the previous month and 5.23% from June 2023, according to data shared with Becker's from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has named Joseph Galante, MD, chief medical officer of its flagship UC Davis Medical Center, and Debbie Aizenberg, MD, was selected to serve as ambulatory chief medical officer. 

The Joint Commission recently updated its policy on secure texting of patient information, and received a renewal of its deeming status as an accreditor of laboratory testing. 

Catholic Medical Center, a 330-bed regional health system in Manchester, N.H., is pursuing a deal to join HCA Healthcare. 

A lead researcher for an Alzheimer's drug candidate was indicted June 27 in a case alleging he fabricated data, according to the Justice Department.  

In May, surveyors issued Jefferson Health's Abington (Pa.) Hospital an immediate jeopardy warning after determining a security guard used excessive force against a psychiatric patient who had not displayed aggressive behavior, according to an inspection report obtained by The Philadelphia Inquirer. 

Boone County (Iowa) Hospital has tapped Chris Torres as CFO.

If current trends continue, Michael Murphy, PharmD, said all payers will come to recognize pharmacists as healthcare providers by the end of the decade.