1. California SNF fined $100k over safety violations that led to patient's death  Full story

2. The 20 states with the highest Medicare waste   Full story

3. Shuttered Oklahoma hospital strikes deal to reopen   Full story

4.  300 Speakers at Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting. Please join us in April to hear great thoughts and ideas on hospital strategy and planning for 2017.  Click  here to see the brochure or register. 

5. 9 recent hospital outlook and credit rating actions  Full story

6. The ACA, M&A and healthcare investments: Wall Street analysts reveal their outlook for 2017  Full story

7. Whitepaper: Learn why aggregating, harmonizing, and enriching data to get a 360-degree view of a member or patient is more crucial, yet more difficult, than ever.  Learn more

8. 10 latest healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements  Full story

9. Penn Health System settles improper billing allegations for $845k  Full story

10. 21 latest hospital, health system executive moves  Full story

11. Webinar: What every hospital needs to know about best-in-class practices to support patients throughout their journeys. Learn more in this upcoming webinar.  Register here

12. Walgreens to pay $50M kickback settlement  Full story

13. Cook Medical Center in Georgia to close ER as losses mount  Full story

14. Nearly one-third of medical practices fell short of revenue goals in FY 2016, poll finds  Full story 

15. 5 most-read finance stories: Week of Jan. 16-20  Full story