Medical billing company owner gets 10-year prison term for $26M scheme | SSM Health lays off 350 | 20 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent | Quorum Health plans to sell more hospitals as net loss widens to $29.2M

November 9, 2017

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

1. Digital transformation of payment -- and what healthcare can learn from it Full story

2. Medical billing company owner sentenced to 10 years in prison for role in $26M scheme Full story

3. This week's 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders Full story

4. Hospital and health system readers: Complete our 2017 Consumer Telehealth Benchmark Survey for complimentary registration to Becker's Hospital Review 9th Annual Meeting in April.

5. 13 Great Keynotes + 330 Healthcare Leaders to speak at Becker's Hospital Review 9th Annual Meeting. Register here. 140 Physicians, Primarily Spine & Orthopedic Surgeons to speak at Becker's 16th Annual Future of Spine Conference. Register here. For exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, e-mail Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com.

6. SSM Health lays off 350 employees Full story

7. Quorum Health sees net loss widen to $29.2M, plans to sell more hospitals Full story

8. Whitepaper: Learn opportunities for accelerating vaccination efforts, with six action items for healthcare systems to leverage to boost adult immunization rates.

9. How CHS, Tenet, UHS, LifePoint and HCA fared in Q3 Full story

10. RCM tip of the day: Focus on patient statements to boost revenue Full story

11. 43 states receive 'F' for healthcare price transparency: Altarum
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12. Poor COPD management leads to worse health and readmissions. This whitepaper shows how telemedicine and digital health improve COPD care in real time.

13. Major employers urge Hartford HealthCare, Anthem leaders to 'resolve this dispute once and for all' Full story

14. 20 hospitals, health systems seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent Full story

15. Why one Oregon couple set out to pay hospital bills for parents of stillborn babies Full story