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4. CDI is charting 'new frontiers' at Banner Health. Learn the tools + tactics they're putting to use here. 

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6. How a California hospital will reopen with a $50M loan  Full story

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8. Health systems prep for the 'inevitable pivot' to growth  Full story 

9. RCM optimization isn't cheap — but what hospitals really can't afford is sticking to the status quo. Discover how this safety-net hospital is advancing digital transformation in RCM here.

10. Companies lean into 'quiet cutting'  Full story 

11. Judy Faulkner touts new plans for Epic  Full story 

12. The case for growing healthcare in the middle of nowhere  Full story 

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15. IT leaders need to focus on what really counts. Hear how outsourcing some day-to-day operations can free up time + aid C-suite collaboration here. 

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