Category: Press Release

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Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger is expanding responsibilities across several system-level leadership areas as the organization continues to evolve its governance and operational structure, according to a March 2 news release shared with Becker’s. The seven-hospital health system said the expanded focus areas include clinical operations, quality, patient experience, strategy, innovation, business development, finance, revenue, payer relations, […]

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., is leading two clinical trials aimed at expanding HIV treatment and prevention options for the youngest pediatric populations. The hospital was the first site globally to enroll patients in both IMPAACT 2036 — a study evaluating long-acting injectable antiretrovirals in children ages 2 to 11 — and […]

A federal judge has dismissed AbbVie’s constitutional challenge to Tennessee’s Hospital Protection Act, siding with the state’s argument that the law does not conflict with federal drug pricing regulations under the 340B program. AbbVie filed the lawsuit May 6, 2025, seeking to block enforcement of the law, which was signed May 5, 2025. Portions of […]

First solution—Malnutrition Care Automation—generates $1.4M in annualized reimbursement for southern academic medical center by identifying missed diagnoses, orchestrating timely care and completing documentation San Francisco, CA – Qventus, the leading provider of AI-powered care operations automation, today launched the Care Gap and Coding Automation Suite—a first-of-its-kind solution suite that identifies missed diagnoses, orchestrates timely clinical interventions, and […]

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is a 190-hospital, for-profit system that reported $75.6 billion in revenues in 2025. Here are the CFO and assistant CFO leadership changes the system and its affiliates have seen in 2026: 1. Nicole Garlinghouse was appointed CFO of HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce. 2. Kristopher Russell was named CFO of Idaho Falls-based Eastern Idaho Regional […]

Minnesota filed a lawsuit against CMS and HHS, as well as their respective leaders, Mehmet Oz, MD, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., regarding $243.8 million in deferred Medicaid funds, according to March 2 documents filed through the U.S. District Court for Minnesota. The state is claiming Fifth Amendment due process violations, Administrative Procedure Act violations, […]

As hospital hiring cools and financial pressures persist, health system leaders are intensifying their focus on retention, engagement and leadership trust. While healthcare continues to drive U.S. job growth, hospital hiring has slowed, with at least 11 workforce reductions announced so far in 2026. At the same time, 2 in 5 healthcare workers say their […]

Novo Nordisk has received a second warning letter from the FDA in less than a month, this time over an advertisement promoting its blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic. In a Feb. 26 letter, the FDA said a direct-to-consumer television advertisement titled “There’s Only One Ozempic” contains “false or misleading” claims about the drug’s benefits. Regulators said […]

The American Hospital Association is urging HHS to prevent Novo Nordisk from requiring 340B entities to submit all claims-level data to the Denmark-based drugmaker.  Enacted in 1992, the federal 340B program obligates drugmakers to provide discounts on outpatient medications to safety-net healthcare providers, including disproportionate-share hospitals and children’s hospitals.  Drug manufacturers and 340B entities have […]