1. Rates charged by hospitals have soared, study finds Full story

2. Verity to close Los Angeles hospital Full story

3. 6 recent hospital and health system executive resignations Full story

4. Keep cybercriminals out of patient data without burdening physicians — Learn more

5. Thrilled to welcome terrific health system CEOs Lloyd Dean, CommonSpirit Health; Nancy Howell Agee, Carilion Clinic; Sister Mary Haddad, Catholic Health Association of the United States; Rod Hochman, MD, Providence St. Joseph Health; Wright Lassiter III, Henry Ford Health System; Warner L. Thomas, Ochsner Health System; Stephen Klasko, MD, Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health; Michael A. Slubowski, Trinity Health; and Melinda L. Estes, MD, Saint Luke’s Health System, to the Becker's Hospital Review 11th Annual Meeting. Register here. For exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, email Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com.

6. Beaumont inks definitive agreement to acquire Summa Health Full story

7. Learn how to identify deficiencies in a trauma program and avoid fallout after a change in nurse leadership in this upcoming webinar.

8. Hospital M&A update: 8 recent deals Full story

9. Court reverses ruling, Texas hospital must now keep infant on life support Full story

10. CMS releases MIPS results for 2018: 5 things to know Full story

11. AMA, Trinity Health collaborate to fight cardiovascular disease — Learn more

12. Geisinger cited for infection control issues after NICU deaths Full story

13. Healthcare bureaucracy cost $812B in 2017 Full story

14. How UMass Memorial cut executive payroll in half Full story

15. HCA buys majority stake in multistate nursing school Full story

16. 14 highest-paying healthcare jobs in 2020 Full story