1. Tenet's operating income hits $1B in Q3  Full story

2. Feds: UnitedHealth received $3.7B in questionable Medicare Advantage payments  Full story

3. WVU Health System to add 17th hospital  Full story

4. The anesthesiologist shortage is severe. Here's how to minimize its effects on your ORs.

5. CEO of Nashville General gets pay cut as city reviews his contract  Full story

6. FTC's merger filing influx: What healthcare execs should know  Full story

7. 10 hospitals closing departments, ending services  Full story

8. 1 region still struggling with high caseloads & 7 other COVID-19 trends  Full story

9. Don't hit snooze on your revenue cycle clock. See how hospitals are streamlining workflows to save time and money here.

10. Locals voice concerns as Arizona nonprofit hospital weighs LifePoint merger  Full story

11. CEO, CNO resign from CHS hospital in Arizona  Full story 

12. Steward to move forward with building new Utah hospital  Full story 

13. Automated, data-driven decisions save time and money. Here are three ways to boost your performance.

14. Oak Street Health buys virtual care provider for $130M  Full story 

15. Tower Health's journey to improve finances: A timeline  Full story 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Patients expect a simple way to access all of a health system's offerings. Here's the solution.

2. Beat slow payer responses and shrinking margins with a new denial strategy. Read about Yale New Haven's here. 

3. There are 3 steps needed to improve the patient financial experience — learn them here.