1. 7 hospitals hit with credit downgrades  Full story

2. Arkansas health system CEO resigns  Full story

3. Supreme Court rejects $1.6B payment cut to hospitals  Full story

4. Does your payment strategy measure up to patient expectations? Here's how one 16-hospital system increased payments and cut manual reconciliation time in half.

5. HCA names CEO of 433-bed Texas hospital  Full story

6. 7 hospital, health system deals called off this year  Full story

7. ChristianaCare to buy shuttered hospital from Tower Health  Full story

8. Hospital CEO exits surge  Full story

9. Amid declining reimbursements, high-acuity procedures can drive revenue. Discover how 3 CFOs bolstered financial performance through surgical innovation here.

10. Providence looks to shrink office footprint  Full story

11. Speaking up about the unspeakable  Full story

12. CMS fined Northside $1M for unposted prices — now what?  Full story 

13. Healthcare's double whammy: Inflation during a pandemic. Understand how the best hospitals can achieve growth while cutting costs.

14. Average salary for 55 hospital jobs  Full story 

15. 8 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements  Full story 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. 85% of health insurance costs relate to chronic conditions. Here are 3 strategies to craft prevention programs that actually work.

2. Patient transfer issues can have deadly consequences. Learn about a new approach to patient transfers that improves access to care and alleviates staff burden here.

3. Inefficient medical device management is threatening retention and patient safety. Here are 5 strategies for hospitals to change that.