The owner of a Chicago laboratory was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a $14 million COVID-19 testing fraud scheme. What happened?

Memorial Healthcare said some patient information was compromised in a data breach involving Oracle Health, a former EHR vendor used by the health system, WTXL Tallahassee reported June 18. In letters ...

DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare laid off about 36 positions across two hospitals, citing continuing post-COVID-19 financial challenges, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported June 18. The ...

On May 7, The Joint Commission confirmed it eliminated 55 administrative positions as part of an effort to streamline operations and improve efficiency.

Chicago-based Weiss Memorial Hospital evacuated its inpatient unit this week after its air conditioning system failed, the Chicago Sun-Times reported June 18. Staff at the 239-bed acute care hospital ...

Global professional services company Huron is acquiring revenue cycle consulting firm Eclipse Insights in a deal that is expected to close later in June. Eclipse will be included in Huron’s healthcare ...

Epic sent a letter June 16 to CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, and ONC’s Thomas Keane, MD, with its suggestions for improving the nation’s digital health infrastructure. Here are five key takeaways fr ...

Metairie, La.-based East Jefferson General Hospital, in partnership with Tulane University and LCMC Health, both based in New Orleans, completed its first heart transplant. The procedure was performed ...

Brown Mills, N.J.-based Deborah Heart and Lung Center has appointed Michael Lieb as COO. Mr. Lieb stepped into the role in June, according to a June 17 news release from the center. He previously ...

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has appointed Jeffrey Drebin, MD, PhD, as chief physician executive. Dr. Drebin previously served as chair of the department of surgery, ...

Nemours Children’s Health has tapped Mark Twite, MD, as chief of cardiac anesthesia at Nemours Children’s Cardiac Center in Wilmington, Del.  Dr. Twite will also serve as co-director of the Nemours ...

Angela Davis has been named CFO of Juneau, Alaska-based Bartlett Regional Hospital, effective June 23. Ms. Davis has more than 28 years of financial leadership experience. She previously served as CFO ...