Columbus, OH

As hospitals and health systems work to adapt to a post-pandemic world, the evolution of big tech and retail companies like Amazon and CVS Health, who are navigating pathways deeper into healthcare, can give pause to many healthcare leaders. ButJan Grigsby, CFO of Brunswick-based Southeast Georgia Health System, welcomes the change.

Why 1 system CFO welcomes disruptors like Amazon, CVS Health

Previous title: Chief financial officer, Optum Health. New title: Chief financial officer, Included Health. Included, which offers virtual and in-person primary, urgent and mental healthcare, named Flakne as the company’s finance chief Thursday. He joins Included from Optum Health, the healthcare delivery arm of UnitedHealth Group’s health services unit....

Included Health taps Optum exec as CFO

In a Wednesday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, CVS CEO Karen Lynch said she is taking responsibility for the company's Aetna insurance business after the most recent quarter missed expectations. "I'm taking direct ownership and am going to focus on the financial and operational execution of that business," she said.

CVS CEO says she's 'taking direct ownership' to fix Aetna insurance business

North Carolina State

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Biscuitville, a North Carolina-based chain, has been named the No. 1 fast-food breakfast spot in the nation by USA Today's 10Best. This accolade comes after a month-long voting period where people across the country chose their favorite breakfast destinations.

North Carolina-based chain ranks No. 1 in the nation for fast-food breakfast. Here’s why

The FDA has approved the first nasal spray to treat anaphylaxis. The epinephrine nasal spray, called neffy, is for emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, in adult and pediatric patients weighing approximately 66 pounds or more, according to an Aug. 9 news release from the agency. The approval is...

FDA approves 1st anaphylaxis nasal spray

Massachusetts State

When Dallas-based Steward Health Care shared plans to close two of its Massachusetts hospitals and lay off 1,243 employees, its CEO, Ralph de la Torre, MD, was in France at Versailles for the equestrian 2024 Olympic events, according to the Boston Globe. The Aug. 7 opinion piece, authored by former...

Eyes stay on Steward CEO amid France trip

California State

The family of a woman who died at a California hospital is suing the hospital and its parent organization, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, alleging the hospital misplaced the 31-year-old woman's body, the Chicago Tribune reported Aug. 8. The lawsuit, filed Aug. 7 by the mother and sisters of Jessie Marie Peterson...

CommonSpirit hospital misplaced woman's body, family alleges

Georgia State

An organization that supplies blood to hundreds of hospitals is back to normal operations following a July 29 ransomware attack. OneBlood said Aug. 8 that it restored its software system used to manage its blood supply online. "OneBlood is processing and distributing blood products to the more than 250 hospitals...

Hospital blood supplier back online following ransomware attack

This year has recorded numerous medical advances in transplantation, including a few firsts for the U.S. and world. Here are recent medical advancements, as reported by Becker's:. 1. Clinicians at Northwestern Medicine have performed multiple first procedures. In May and July, the Chicago-based system logged its first two kidney transplants...

2024 charts multiple 1sts in transplantation

Get ready for our August Community Calls! This month, dive into how POD Foods can slash your distribution costs, gain insider tips from Amazon on optimizing integration and reviews, learn from big CPG innovations, and explore the timeline for profitability in retail. Our August calls are free and open to the public – just register in advance and mark your calendar.

BevNET & Nosh Community Calls This August: Cutting Distribution Costs, Insider Tips From Amazon, Learning from Big CPG, and Retail Profitability

Arizona State

Phoenix, AZ

The Independent

A wealthy power couple from Arizona found themselves in handcuffs just months after getting married, for their role in a $900 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice. Alexandra “Lexie” Gehrke, 38, and Jeffrey King, 49, were preparing to depart for their honeymoon at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport last month when federal prosecutors arrested them on charges of conspiracy, health care fraud, receiving kickbacks and money laundering in connection to a years-long scheme.The government claims Gehrke and King targeted “elderly Medicare patients, many of whom were terminally ill in hospice care” to get “medically unnecessary”...

Medical entrepreneur and her DJ husband arrested over $900m healthcare fraud scheme

Kansas State

Pittsburg, KS

Drew Talbott, president of Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., will retire Aug. 30, one day before the hospital transitions to ownership by St. Louis-based Mercy. Mr. Talbott joined Via Christi in 1996 and has been president for four years, according to an Aug. 6 news release shared with Becker's by St. Louis-based Ascension. He was previously its COO for 13 years.

Ascension Kansas hospital president to retire

A more severe strain of mpox is circulating in Central Africa, the CDC said in an Aug. 7 outbreak alert. The agency is advising clinicians to consider mpox as a possible diagnosis for patients who have recently been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or its neighboring countries. The country is seeing its most widespread outbreak ever, the CDC said, amid high case rates of clade I mpox.

CDC alerts clinicians to watch for more severe mpox strain

COVID-19 deaths fell 68.9% from 2022 to 2023 — dropping from the fourth leading cause of death to the tenth, the CDC said. The CDC used U.S. death certificates to estimate the highest causes of death. The report, released Aug. 8, shares the estimated number of deaths in 2023, and the final report is expected to be released later this year, NBC News reported.

COVID deaths fell 69% in 1 year

Kentucky State

Lexington, KY

Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare has appointed two new hospital CEOs. Beau Masterson was named CEO of Barbourville (Ky.) ARH Hospital, according to an Aug. 6 news release from the system. He has been COO of Beckley (W.Va.) ARH Hospital since 2022. Jonathan Koonce was tapped as CEO of Highlands...

Kentucky system taps 2 hospital CEOs

Colton, CA

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center has selected Sharon Brown, MSN, RN, as its new chief nursing officer, the Colton, Calif.-based hospital said in an Aug. 8 LinkedIn post. Ms. Brown has worked at the hospital since 2000, most recently as interim chief nursing officer. From April 2022 to July 2023, she served as CNO at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif., before returning to ARMC.

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center taps new CNO

Arkansas State

Little Rock, AR

Jay Quebedeaux was promoted to president of regional hospitals for Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health. In his new role, Mr. Quebedeaux will be responsible for five Baptist Health regional facilities, according to an Aug. 8 news release shared with Becker's. He will also remain president of Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot...

Baptist Health taps president of 5 Arkansas hospitals

The AdvancingCities program, which launched in 2022, saw the launch of accelerator programs across the nation in cities like Oakland, New York, Miami and Washington, D.C. with the goal of backing more diverse founders. J.P. Morgan sponsored the program with a commitment through December, but the relationship between the bank...

Techstars is laying off 17%, ending its J.P. Morgan-backed programs

Nashville, TN

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas is introducing an AI-powered administrative assistant to its second- and third-year internal medicine residents. The health system will allow residents to use Suki, the AI healthcare assistant, to help with documentation burdens. Additionally, Saint Thomas is expanding Suki's availability to more than 700 clinicians. The...

Ascension hospital rolls out AI to residents

Camden, NJ

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Cornelius, NC

Morristown Minute

CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.5M COVID Relief Scam

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Former Optum Health CFO tapped for new healthcare finance role

Mark Flakne has been tapped as CFO of Included Health, a healthcare services company. Prior...

Former Optum Health CFO tapped for new healthcare finance role

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