1. 20 hospitals with smallest CEO-to-worker pay ratios Full story

2. Ascension operating margin falls to -2.9% Full story

3. Shuttered California hospital files for bankruptcy Full story

4. For an RCM vendor to actually drive ROI, a proven integration plan is critical. Learn how to reduce rejections and minimize downstream issues using proper integration here. 

5. Silicon Valley Bank shutdown: 10 updates Full story

6. Labor board files complaint against UPMC after nurse's termination Full story

7.  U of Minnesota board approves $950M request to fund acquisition Full story

8. Bon Secours completing expansion project, sells emergency center Full story

9. Managing claims can be slow and inefficient. It doesn’t have to be. Watch now to realize faster AR by automating claims processes. 

10. Medicaid expansion would relieve North Carolina rural hospitals' financial woes, UNC Health physician says Full story

11. 30 recent hospital, health system executive moves Full story

12. Tennessee mayor seeks funding for $750M replacement hospital Full story

13. Maine hospital to hire nurses from overseas, expanding surgical volume Full story

14. Froedtert hospital to end obstetrics care Full story

15. Two teams are better than one. See how revenue cycle and IT teams are breaking down silos and collaborating to improve patients' financial experience. 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Avoid the RCM pitfalls of manual processes and revenue leakage. A better recipe for RCM takes a holistic approach and incorporates automation and increased revenue.

2. The next frontier for emergency medicine? Telehealth. Learn what's possible vs what's practical here. 

3. Claims payment processing has been painful, slow, paper-based and error-prone. Get this study of 126 health plans execs to see top opportunities for plans to streamline payment processing.