March 17, 2026

1. BCBS study: Hospital AI billing tools may be driving up healthcare costs by billions Full story

2. Oklahoma hospital delays payroll Full story

3. Health IT strategy is now mission-critical, from AI governance to digital transformation and revenue cycle performance. Becker's is offering a limited number of complimentary reviewer badges for qualified leaders at the 11th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference. Join us in Chicago — apply for consideration here.

 

4. Top 20 hospitals ranked by community benefit spending: Lown Institute Full story

5. CMS' Oz envisions agentic AI in the hands of every Medicare beneficiary Full story

6. AI skepticism ran deep at Northwestern Medicine. Their CFO explains what changed here.

 

7. Vanderbilt University Hospital placed on temporary diversion amid EHR outage Full story

8. UnitedHealthcare expands commercial doula coverage Full story

9. The healthcare roles least, most vulnerable to AI: Washington Post Full story

10. Leapfrog temporarily limits hospital grades to survey participants after court ruling Full story

 

11. Are departmental averages masking profitability differences? Find out here.

12. Former CEO of 5 Florida hospitals sued over bank account control Full story

13. Cigna's 5 highest-paid executives in 2025 Full story

14. 15 best, worst states for physicians in 2026 Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

15. Few revenue leaders are talking about estates. Prisma Health, Mercy and Johns Hopkins are — learn why here.

16. Referral breakdowns hide in plain sight. See how MUSC, Novant, Jefferson pinpoint leakage here.

17. Boost financial performance without adding front-line strain — learn how here.

18. Interested in more? See Becker’s full lineup of webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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