1. CHS to sell 17 hospitals to drive down debt​  Full story 

2. UnitedHealth Group to roll out national ACO in 2017​   Full story 

3. CMS awards new Medicare RAC contracts​​  Full story

4. Are you making significant investments in radiology? A hospital CEO and his radiology department chief discuss process improvement in our latest video. Listen in. ​  

5. Armed man reportedly impersonated Virginia Mason employee to steal patient information​  Full story

6. Tenet to scale back insurance arm in 2017 ​ Full story

7. Whitepaper: Bridging the patient ID accuracy gap. Get the stats you need to start down the path to a more secure infrastructure, today. Learn more

8. Prime Healthcare acquires Ohio hospital​  Full story

9. Physician group M&A activity declines in Q3​  Full story

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

11. Webinar: Credentialing Advancements in a New Delivery Era: How to Work Smarter in This Ever-Changing Environment  Register here

12. CHI Memorial, UnitedHealthcare dispute halts coverage for 5k Chattanoogans​​  Full story

13. LifePoint, LHC Group to partner for home health and hospice: 7 things to know​  Full story

14. NHS to implement aggressive health tourist collections, recoup $600M annually​  Full story

15. The election and slowing drug sales: 6 things to know about the rocky week for big pharma​  Full story