1. 4 Chicago hospitals to unite, form single healthcare system  Full story

2. Trump 'going to look' at Medicare cuts  Full story

3. 'The worst has yet to come': Experts believe coronavirus outbreak is just beginning  Full story

4. Medical devices in "wireless" hospitals are especially vulnerable to interference. Click here to learn how to protect your equipment and your patients.

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. WellCare, Centene deal to close today: 3 things to know Full story

7. Epic CEO Judy Faulkner asks hospitals to oppose HHS' interoperability rule  Full story

8. How to reduce unwarranted care variation related to drug administration — Read the whitepaper 

9. Kevin Lofton to retire as CEO of CommonSpirit Health  Full story

10. 7 recent hospital, health system CEO moves Full story

11. Cardinal Health recalls 9 million surgical gowns Full story

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

13. Bon Secours Mercy Health forecasts $10B in revenue this year  Full story

14. Medicare may be overpaying surgeons for many procedures, study finds   Full story

15. 6 hospital, health system construction projects costing $300M or more  Full story

16. What healthcare boards can take from baseball's sign-stealing scandal  Full story