Plus: 23 system CEOs on the duties they never predicted

August 21, 2026

1. 100 great hospitals in America | 2026 Full story

2. Nebraska rural hospital files for bankruptcy Full story

3. Healthcare margins remain challenged. Learn how leaders are rethinking RCM here.

4. Mass General Brigham taps Vanderbilt exec as inaugural chief nurse executive Full story

5. Mount Sinai receives cease-and-desist demand from insurer over new patient policy Full story

 

6. Partner with a physician-owned team transforming healthcare to improve lives. Join our frontline-led mission to disrupt care and build what’s next.

7. How 14 large systems performed in Q2 Full story

8. 23 health system CEOs on the duties they never predicted Full story

9. Your feedback shapes what Becker’s Healthcare does next. Share it in a 15-minute survey by Aug. 26 and you can enter to win one of 10 $100 Amazon gift cards. Take the survey.

10. Illinois hospital’s ambulance diversion prompts state inspection Full story

 

11. See how Children’s Mercy readied its analytics foundation ahead of an Epic build, here.

12. 87 health systems named to Epic’s 2026 Honor Roll, Gold Stars Full story

13. ‘Tokenomics’: CIOs scramble to budget for Epic’s AI cost model Full story

14. Employer healthcare costs to top $19K per worker: 5 things to know Full story

15. More colorectal cancer screening options, more coverage problems Full story

16. Ascension taps president to reopen closed Kansas hospital Full story

17. ED visit times, by state Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

18. Forced early retirement triggers decades of financial damage. What benefits leaders miss here.

19. Only 18% of physicians are highly engaged. See what retention really requires here.

20. Stop treating every stalled account as an isolated problem. Find the patterns. Start here.

21. Becker’s August webinar lineup: CDI, remote monitoring, revenue cycle AI and staff safety. See the sessions here.

 

 

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