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. 

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health has named Sam Leonor as its chief mission officer, effective July 1.

After 11 healthcare organizations urged CMS to remove catheter expenditures from accountable care organization calculations, the agency proposed excluding payment amounts for two catheter codes. 

Renton, Wash.-based Providence is launching a first-of-its-kind study to examine the real-world implementation of multi-cancer early-detection blood tests.

Artificial intelligence and generative AI is shifting healthcare delivery and elevating what is possible within the industry. C-suite executive teams are testing AI on a large and small scale.

Bowling Green, Ky.-based Med Center Health has acquired Logan Memorial Hospital in Russellville, Ky., making it the health system's seventh hospital. 

Audrea Caesar, PhD, has been named chief community health officer of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health. 

Transvaginal ultrasounds fail to detect endometrial cancer in up to 11.4% of Black women, according to research from a Seattle-based University of Washington study published June 27 in JAMA Oncology.

Stephanie Conn, MSN, RN, was selected to serve as the permanent CEO of East Liverpool (Ohio) City Hospital, part of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare.

HCA Florida Poinciana (Fla.) Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has named Nathalie Espinales CFO, effective immediately.

Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System has promoted Robert Brenner, MD, to president and CEO.

The board of directors for Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has approved a 2025 fiscal year budget that moves forward plans to cut more than 500 positions, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, is the wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of $221.4 billion, according to Forbes' "Top 10 Richest People In The World (July 2024)" list published July 1. 

Rishi Shah, co-founder and former CEO of healthcare technology startup Outcome Health, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for his role in a scheme involving about $1 billion in fraudulently obtained funds, the Chicago Tribune reported June 26.

Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho, installed Epic EHR.

COVID-19 activity is rising in many areas of the country ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, hinting at the start of a summer surge, the CDC said in a June 28 update. 

Mass General Brigham has terminated two employees for allowing another individual to perform their duties, resulting in a breach of some patients' protected health information.

From conducting layoffs in its One Medical unit to training an AI chatbot to handle incoming patient messages, here are eight of Amazon's healthcare moves reported by Becker's since January:

In its most direct statement on transgender care, the Biden administration said it opposes gender-affirming surgery for minors, The New York Times reported June 28.