Text         May 1, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Tenet posts surprise $99M profit after expanding cost-cutting plan  Full story   2. Nurse-patient ratio limits would cost Massachusetts +$1.3B: 8 things to know   Full story 3. Physicians: Is CHS ‘a slow-motion train wreck?’   Full story 4. Learn the key drivers and organizational goals for implementing consumer telehealth and how hospitals are capitalizing on consumer-facing aspects of telehealth.  Learn more   5.  47 hospital, health system outlook and credit rating actions in April    Full story   6. Lafayette General Health issues termination warning letters to 800 employees   Full story 7. How to foster a data-driven culture at your hospital for real clinical and financial improvement  Learn more 8. Former Sparrow Carson executive claims she was fired for reporting substandard medical care  Full story   9. Jury awards $28M+ to 77-year-old former Cleveland Clinic physician alleging age discrimination led to firing    Full story 10. 12 latest hospital, health system executive resignations   Full story 11. 3 key data analytics solutions for health plans to gain better insight into member risk patterns.  Learn more    12. Veteran claims he was denied service at Texas hospital because of service dog   Full story  13. HHS asks Supreme Court to review Medicare payments ruling: 7 things to know  Full story 14. 10 recent healthcare partnerships and transactions   Full story 15. CDC director requests cut to $375k salary following senator’s questions  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.