1. CMS drops 3 final payment rules: 8 things to know  Full story

2. CHS posts $326M loss in Q2  Full story

3. California hospital CEO, COO hand in surprise resignations  Full story

4. Imaging volumes are soaring, but one 250-bed hospital cut time to read results by 17% and relieved radiologists' stress with this simple AI strategy.

5. Payers' prices are now public — when will they become usable?  Full story

6. 192 hospitals with 1 star from CMS: 2022  Full story

7. BayCare plans 17th hospital  Full story

8. 10 best, worst states for healthcare  Full story

9. A failing patient engagement strategy can make or break a hospital's financial viability. The solution? Meeting patients where they are. Here's how.

10. Dollar General names execs as healthcare advisers  Full story

11. Healthcare spending declines for first time in 60 years  Full story 

12. US braces for emergency declaration as monkeypox cases surpass 4,600: 5 updates  Full story 

13. Hospitals are leaving money on the table by treating pharmacy services as a necessary system rather than an innovative partner. Here's how your team can unlock 10 times your current pharmacy revenue in 1 year.

14. Data breaches cost health systems more than $10M each  Full story 

15. 6 hospital, health system CEOs on the move  Full story 

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