1. Wayne T. Smith says CHS exited 2016 a stronger company, despite ending year in the red​  Full story

2. Piedmont taking over clinics in 27 Atlanta-area Walgreens stores​​  
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3. 8 Humana executives sell $66.4M in company stock​  Full story

4. Webinar: Learn how HSHS designed, operated, and improved their virtual clinic for health system and consumer value in this upcoming webinar.
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5. Community Health Systems CFO W. Larry Cash to retire​  Full story

6. This week's 5 must-reads for hospital CFOs​​  Full story

7.  Whitepaper: Community hospital increases days cash on hand by 583% to 426 days.  Learn more

8. Tennessee hospital to eliminate 100 full-time positions ​  Full story

9. Prevalence of risk-bearing ACOs increasing under Medicare programs, Avalere says​ ​​ Full story

10. Where are Healthgrades' 50 Best Hospitals located?​  Full story

11. Whitepaper: How artificial intelligence can counter physician technological burnout.  Learn more

12. Conflicts over tax issues, Medicaid stall GOP in ACA replacement: 4 things to know​​  Full story

13. UnitedHealth Group to lay off 119 Optum employees​​  Full story

14. SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital and physician group to build $550M academic medical center​  Full story

15. Physician-rating websites have serious limitations, study finds​  Full story