Plus: 49 hospitals closing departments or ending services

July 30, 2026

1. CEOs navigate the intensifying cost-of-care debate Full story

2. 4 recent hospital, health system CEO exits Full story

3. Fragmented applications feed bad data — and bad data produce bad AI. See the fix here.

4. Risant Health founding CEO to step down Full story

5. CMS drops 2 final payment rules: 12 notes Full story

 

6. Labor is 60% of hospital expenses and replacing one nurse costs $60,000. See how leading systems are reclaiming clinical time here.

7. The metrics CEOs are watching with their CFOs ahead of 2027 Full story

8. 49 hospitals closing departments or ending services Full story

9. Texas hospital gets new name after 50 years Full story

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

 

11. AI is changing healthcare’s workforce needs — is your system keeping up? Find out here.

12. 21 C-suite job openings with CHS Full story

13. Humana to exit Medicare Advantage plans covering 600,000 members in 2027 Full story

14. HHS CIO exits amid wave of federal tech departures Full story

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

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

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

17. Forecasting, staffing visibility + scalable standards: Inside 2 academic OR overhauls, here.

18. Most denials start before the claim. See how independent practices are catching them earlier — here.

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

 

 

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