Text         September 1 , 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Tenet to replace CEO Trevor Fetter, ‘refresh’ board and adopt poison pill    Full story 2. A new healthcare giant: Carolinas HealthCare, UNC Health sign LOI to merge     Full story 3. Moody’s: Credit impact of Harvey on Texas nonprofit hospitals will take years to develop    Full story 4.  Survey: Business sustainability in your hospital and health system.  5. UPMC reports $14B in revenue; operating margin narrows to 1.7%   Full story 6. Appeals court sides with Geisinger, reverses $1M damage award to nursing student who refused to take drug test    Full story 7. Survey: 75 healthcare execs rank Managing Labor Costs as a top financial priority.    8. 8 hospitals planning facility upgrades, expansions   Full story 9. Scripps to end hospice service this month    Full story    10. Median margin for Massachusetts hospitals in 2016: 3.1%   Full story 11. Engage physicians, patients and healthcare consumers while driving care improvement with Norton Healthcare’s innovative strategy 12. Novartis, CMS collaborate on outcomes-based pricing for $465k leukemia drug   Full story 13. 8 healthcare layoffs in August   Full story 14. Healthcare continues job growth trend; hospitals add 6.4k jobs in August    Full story 15. The healthcare professional’s guide to giving: 34 ways to help Texans recover from Harvey   Full story Companies to Know  Thank you to our key partners Zotec Partners  Medtronic Change Healthcare   athenahealth, Inc.   Microsoft  Qventus Boehringer Ingelheim  Surgical Directions  RelayHealth Nuance Willis Towers Watson B.E. Smith Workday  Teladoc Prism Healthcare Partners Sodexo  Lenovo Health GE Healthcare Optum Abbott Envision Physician Services   Channels Financial Management Legal & Regulatory Issues Transaction & Valuation Issues Payer Issues Compensation Issues Leadership & Management Executive Moves Accountable Care Organizations Integration & Physician Issues Health Information Technology Quality & Patient Safety 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 © 2017. All Rights Reserved.