1. Hospitals experiencing some of the worst margins since since beginning of pandemic: Kaufman Hall  Full story 

2. The best health systems to work for, state by state: Forbes  Full story

3. 6 hospitals hit with credit downgrades  Full story 

4. Health systems rely on patient payments but struggle to collect from the 23 million people who owe medical debt. Get tips on how to capture a larger share of patient profits here. 

5. Colleagues on UTMB president's abrupt exit: 'We can call it a resignation, but nobody in Galveston buys that'  Full story 

6. Oregon health system no longer seeks repayment from overpaid employees  Full story 

7. Missouri physician gets 1 year in prison for fraud scheme  Full story 

8. Burdensome payer policy can directly hinder revenue growth. Here's how a 289-bed hospital improved payer behavior through the legal system.

9. 10 states with highest coding rates for social-determinants-of-health diagnoses  Full story 

10. Federal agencies directed to stop weighing medical debt in loan approvals  Full story 

11. 10 providers seeking RCM talent  Full story 

12. Hospitals can't prepare for future challenges with mediocre data. Learn how to get more from today's data and prepare to thrive in the future amid inflation and historic financial challenges. 

13. Billings Clinic CEO resigns  Full story 

14. Former Alaska hospital executive accused of stealing $108K  Full story 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. ERP built by accountants, for accountants: Read how James River Home Healthcare's first CFO improved reporting speed and consistency by implementing a new ERP.

2. An estimated $300B in healthcare fraud happens every year. Here's how modern payer Chief Risk Officers are getting proactive about fraud protection. 

3. Can AI close the gap between what’s expected and what’s achievable in rev cycle management? Health system execs say yes. Find out why.