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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Anna Falvey
The University of Kansas Health System, Lawrence (Kan.) Memorial Hospital and Epic Systems are facing a class-action lawsuit after a… Dallas-based Tenet CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, was paid 406 times more than the health system’s median employee in 2024, according… A Tennessee physician was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in a $41 million…...
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Jakob Emerson |Alan Condon |Anna Falvey
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed nine executive orders April 15 that will implement Medicaid eligibility reforms, initiate nutrition studies related to chronic disease, and make changes to SNAP benefits.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Alan Condon |Anna Falvey |Mackenzie Bean |Mariah (Handy) Taylor
Executive compensation in healthcare continues to reflect a combination of performance-based incentives, stock awards and strategic benchmarks aligned with shareholder value. In 2024, leaders at four of the country’s largest for-profit health systems — HCA Healthcare, Tenet Healthcare, Universal Health Services and Community Health Systems — saw compensation packages that mirrored their organizations’ financial outcomes and strategic growth initiatives.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Anna Falvey |Mackenzie Bean |Mariah (Handy) Taylor
California has the highest hourly mean wage for physician assistants in the U.S., and Indiana has the highest hourly mean wage for PAs after adjusted for cost of living, according to data published April 2 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Below are the mean hourly and annual wages for PAs in 49 states and Washington, D.C., according to May 2024 salary data from BLS.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Naomi Diaz |Alan Condon |Andrew Cass |Anna Falvey
Two women have filed a class-action lawsuit against Oracle Health, accusing the company of failing to protect sensitive patient information during a recent cyberattack that allegedly compromised data from several U.S. hospitals. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, alleges that hackers accessed Oracle’s legacy Cerner servers — which had not yet been migrated to Oracle Cloud — using stolen customer credentials.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Alan Condon |Andrew Cass |Anna Falvey |Laura Dyrda
The Federal Trade Commission has launched a public inquiry into the effect of federal regulations on competition to identify and reduce anticompetitive regulatory hurdles. Seven things to know:1. The inquiry follows President Donal Trump’s April 9 executive order on reducing anticompetitive regulatory barriers, which aims to eliminate regulations that “reduce competition, entrepreneurship and innovation — as well as the benefits they create for American consumers.”2.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Andrew Cass |Anna Falvey |Laura Dyrda
An Ohio physician pleaded guilty to his role in a $14.5 million Medicare fraud scheme that prescribed medical equipment and lab tests for patients who did not need them. Three things to know: 1. Timothy Sutton, MD, 43, of North Ridgeville, was employed by two telemedicine companies, Real Time Physicians and 24 Hour Virtual MD, according to an April 11 Justice Department news release.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Anna Falvey |Laura Dyrda
Fifteen specialties reported pay drops from 2023 to 2024, according to Medscape’s Physician Compensation Report 2025.
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2 weeks ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Anna Falvey
Becker’s has compiled a list of perioperative service leaders at leading hospitals and health systems. These leaders are responsible for optimizing operating room productivity, boosting surgical team cooperation and tackling workforce issues. Leaders are listed in alphabetical order by last name. If you would like to add a perioperative service leader to this list, contact Anna Falvey at [email protected].
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4 weeks ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Anna Falvey
Becker’s is excited to recognize 78 standout hospital and health system chief marketing officers. These dynamic and strategic leaders are the forces behind powerful marketing and communications efforts, shaping how their organizations are viewed and experienced. Through brand building, data-driven campaigns and strong customer relationship strategies, these executives position their hospitals and health systems as market leaders and trusted voices in healthcare.
