1. Ex-president of healthcare management firm sentenced in $59M fraud case  Full story

2. Hospital M&A: 13 recent deals by the numbers  Full story

3. Prisma Health unites 5,000 physicians, creates inVio network  Full story

4. Why do patients miss payments? 2 studies involving RCM leaders + patients might have the answer. Click here to find out.

5. The $2.5B+ capital project UC San Diego Health CFO Lori Donaldson is most excited about  Full story

6. 5 rules to kill in 2021, according to healthcare executives  Full story

7. AdventHealth opens $150M Kansas hospital  Full story

8. 15 people in healthcare among Forbes' 400 richest people in America  Full story

9. Ascension built a frictionless revenue cycle. The system's Chief Revenue Officer will share how during this virtual session.

11. Optum, SSM Health announce broad collaboration targeting care, affordability  Full story 

11. Ascension Wisconsin to open hospital Oct. 13  Full story

12. 2 in 5 workers intend to leave their jobs this year, study shows  Full story 

13. RCM automation and C-suite hesitancy — A discussion guide for today's revenue cycle leaders.

14. Christus Health, Texas A&M ink affiliation  Full story 

15. Per-person healthcare spending jumps to $6K a year: Health Care Cost Institute  Full story 

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