A $658M PE drain, the year’s biggest layoffs and 106 systems ranked by revenue — Thursday’s read.
July 30, 2026

1. The 5 biggest health system layoffs in 2026 Full story

2. Private equity firm drained $658M from safety-net hospitals in 3 states: Report Full story

3. Where two of the country’s leading systems are taking IT next: Advocate Health CIO Bobbie Byrne, MD, and Penn Medicine SVP for Data and Technology Mitchell Schnall, MD, PhD, kick off the conference in conversation. Apply to join Becker’s IT + Revenue Cycle Conference, Sept. 14-17 in Chicago, as a reviewer here.

 

4. 106 health systems ranked by annual revenue Full story

5. CMS finalizes payment rules for inpatient psychiatric, skilled nursing facilities: 12 things to know Full story

6. Only 1 in 4 practices can pinpoint where revenue leaks — find out why here.

 

7. ECU Health CFO exits, new leader named Full story

8. The top hospitals by state, per Forbes Full story

9. Risant Health founding CEO to step down; former Presbyterian chief named interim Full story

10. AI billing codes spotlight nursing’s payment gap: ANA Full story

 

11. Don’t let denial backlogs eat up your team’s afternoons. Improve first-pass claim performance here.

12. The leadership pipeline mistake health systems keep making Full story

13. Massachusetts Senate votes to seize shuttered Steward hospital Full story

14. California hospital aims to extend bankruptcy financing Full story

15. 4 recent hospital, health system CFO moves Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. This critical access hospital cleared a CMS transparency violation in four weeks — see how here.

17. The AMA flagged 5 payer workarounds to the NSA. The RCM response, here.

18. ERP success isn’t going live. It’s what you can prove 18 months later. More here.

19. Becker’s resources don’t stop here — explore more webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

Apply to attend complimentary as a guest reviewer here! Opportunity exclusive to those directly employed by a provider organization.

 
 

 

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