A Texas physician was sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing durable medical equipment without having any contact with the patients. 

CMS has selected a sub-state region in New York and Rhode Island to participate in cohort 3 of the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model.

New Hampshire is the best state to find a job and West Virginia is the worst, according to WalletHub's 2024 ranking published Oct. 30.  

GoodRx has officially entered the weight loss drug market by offering an exclusive discount on the once-daily oral medication Qsymia. 

Hacking remains cause nearly 80% data breaches in healthcare, according to a new report from Forescout Technologies, a cybersecurity company.

Karen Gallagher, MSN, RN, has joined Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., as vice president and chief nursing officer. 

As part of its Cancer Moonshot initiative, the Biden administration will launch a private sector pilot program by the end of the year to address pediatric cancer drug shortages. 

Houston-based MD Anderson Cancer Center's hemovigilance unit was born from a blood transfusion-related event that led to a patient's death in 2019. Kimberly Klein, MD, medical director of the unit, presented operational insights from the program at the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies annual meeting Oct. 19, according to a news release from the association.

Amid an influx of patients and extreme occupational burnout, Providence's Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, piloted a virtual nursing model in 2021. Years later, the system has proven the model's value as it garners retention, length-of-stay and safety achievements. 

Sarah Cook, RN, was named chief administrative officer of PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center in Alaska, effective Oct. 28.

Mosaic Medical Center-Maryville (Mo.) has appointed an interim president following the resignation of Nate Blackford.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare gave updates on their 2024 outlooks with the releases of their third-quarter earnings reports. 

St. Louis-based Ascension celebrated the grand opening of its $200 million, eight-story Indianapolis-based Ascension St. Vincent Women and Infants Hospital on Oct. 28, according to a news release shared with Becker's.

Walgreens is laying off 256 support center roles, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's in an emailed statement.

Vanderbilt Health Rx Solutions, a branch of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has launched a consulting service aimed at enhancing patient care and optimizing drug launches. 

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has sold 14 hospitals this year for more than $4.8 billion combined as it continues to transform its portfolio into a more value-based care enterprise with a leading specialty care platform. 

The Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment released its annual Benchmarking Report Oct. 29, showing stabilizing demand for physicians.

Bentonville, Ark.-based Alice L. Walton School of Medicine will waive tuition for the first five cohorts of students accepted into its MD program. 

Oracle has launched a new version of its generative AI-powered digital assistant for clinicians.

When Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope opened its doors in 1913, it did so as a tuberculosis sanatorium. Though more than a century has passed, echoes of the center's past remain at the forefront of the center's mission.