Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health has appointed Renuga Vivekanandan, MD, to the role of vice president and chief medical officer of its physician enterprise. 

Instilling psychological safety in the healthcare workforce is crucial in patient care, leaders have said. 

Losses for the healthcare industry from the CrowdStrike IT outage are estimated to reach $1.9 billion, according to a July 24 report from Parametrix Solutions, a provider of cloud monitoring, modeling and insurance services. 

Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications are increasingly affecting hospital operations and the U.S. healthcare industry. 

Jim Bickel, president and CEO of Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health, will retire next year.

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare has grown significantly since Founder, Chair and CEO Prem Reddy, MD, launched the health system in 2001. Now it is preparing to acquire nine Illinois hospitals from St. Louis-based Ascension in what would be the largest acquisition in the health system's 23-year history.