1. American Regent boosted price of essential hospital product by 1,300% Full story

2. Why a Kentucky hospital lost its Medicare funding Full story

3. Where supply chain analytics can go wrong: 3 Qs with BroadJump's Lauren Davis Full story 

4. Join experts from Cardinal Health, in a moderated discussion led by Scott Becker, to find out how key supply chain issues in the food, beverage, and retail industries lend valuable lessons to healthcare providers in this upcoming webinar.

5. TB skin tests rationed in Missouri Full story

6. Medical sterilization plant closed by Illinois EPA faces dozens of lawsuits Full story

7.  5 Must Reads: 

• How to make lab services a component of value-based success. Click here to read the white paper. 
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center share how to justify implementation of faster antibiotic susceptibilities.
• How to turn healthcare theory into a patient-focused reality. Click here to read the white paper. 
• Why healthcare executives are focused on investing in orthopedics. Learn more
• A guideline for the electronic prescribing of controlled substances. Click here to read the white paper. 

8. Illinois hospital to close Sept. 30 Full story 

9. Ousted Novartis scientist denies wrongdoing in data manipulation scandal Full story

10. Trump donates salary to HHS for 3rd time  Full story

11. How BJC Healthcare is leveraging supply chain efficiencies to generate savings. Click here to attend the webinar. 

12. Teva launches generic version of EpiPen for kids Full story