1. 100 hospitals with the worst margins nationwide, ranked Full story

2. 5 CEO exits in 5 days Full story

3. In a matter of days, healthcare access deteriorates in Central California Full story

4. Are you making sense of your healthcare organization's data? Get tips on interpreting and drawing value from raw data in this discussion.

5. Nonprofit healthcare will likely take years to recover, S&P says Full story

6. Hospital margins see eleventh-hour improvement Full story

7. 9 healthcare systems and hospitals and their debt levels Full story

8. HCA's Medical City Healthcare in talks to acquire Wise Health System Full story

9. It's time for digital front doors to support more than functions like payments. See what's really needed to build patient loyalty here. 

10. Labor expenses will be biggest challenge well into 2023, Fitch says Full story

11. The 10 parties initiating 75% of out-of-network disputes Full story

12. 'Slowcession' ahead, says Moody's chief economist Full story

13. Staffing shortages have compromised the patient experience. Intelligent automation offers a path to deliver more human-centric care. Learn how. 

14. Excela, Butler finalize merger that creates $1B system Full story

15. Amazon lands $8B loan Full story

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