Text         March 20, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Highmark Health sees net income rise to $1.1B in 2017   Full story 2. Wake Forest Baptist at risk of losing Medicare contract over cancer misdiagnoses     Full story 3. HCA Healthcare’s CEO made 312 times more than median employee in 2017   Full story 4. Learn how the right medical imaging management system can help healthcare organizations overcome difficult challenges day to day   Learn more 5. Thrilled to welcome former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, and 78 hospital and health system CEO speakers at Becker’s 7th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable in November. Register here. Register here. For exhibiting and sponsor opportunities, e-mail Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com. 6. S&P expects new rating criteria to be unfavorable for hospital districts   Full story 7. KentuckyOne extends reach by affiliating with 90-bed hospital    Full story 8. Webinar: Learn how real-time data reduces readmissions and improves patient care  9. 5 New York City physicians charged with taking kickbacks for fentanyl prescriptions   Full story 10. How Sharp HealthCare is using wristwatches to cut patient wait times  Full story 11. For-profit hospital stock report: Week of March 12-16  Full story 12. Find out what trends are driving consumerism in healthcare financial services   Learn more 13. Washington community hospital lays off 24% of leadership, executive roles to remain open   Full story 14. Viewpoint: Hospitals don’t want an all-payer system  Full story 15. Leapfrog: Chicago hospital’s defamation lawsuit fails because safety grade was never published  Full story Companies to Know  Thank you to our key partners Accelerate Diagnostics BE Smith athenahealth, Inc. Medtronic Teladoc Prism Healthcare Partners Change Healthcare Avizia Xtend Healthcare LHC Group Willis Towers Watson VisitPay The Greeley Company VMG Health Nuance La Jolla Pharmaceutical TeamHealth Spok, Inc. Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals   Channels Financial Management  Leadership Legal & Regulatory Executive Moves Transaction & Valuation Issues Human Capital and Risk Patient Flow Health Information Technology Facilities Management Supply Chain Patient Engagement Accountable Care Organizations Population Health Compensation Payer Issues Opiods Rankings & Ratings Quality & Patient Safety Telehealth Lists Contact Us Editorial Contact:  Ayla Ellison Managing Editor  email Ayla Sales, Marketing & Events: Jessica Cole President and CEO email sales    Becker’s Hospital Review A Becker’s Healthcare Publication   www.BeckersHospitalReview.com  editorial@beckershealthcare.com Copyright © 2018. All Rights Reserved.