Text         October 23, 2017 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Former executive of Cleveland Clinic spinoff charged in $2.8M fraud scheme    Full story 2. 11 recent hospital, health system outlook and credit rating actions    Full story 3. Franciscan Health begins construction on $46M cancer center   Full story 4. Taking Systemness to the Next Level: Savvy Health Systems Focus on the Basics to Achieve Higher Goals   Learn more 5. 26 Detroit Medical Center surgeons pen letter to Tenet seeking reinstatement of orthopedic chief    Full story 6. 5 most-read finance stories: Week of Oct. 16-20    Full story 7. From transactional to strategic: A systems approach to transforming your radiology service line for better patient care at lower cost  Learn more   8. 11 latest healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements    Full story 9. Hawai’i Pacific Health’s net income rises 69% in FY 2017  Full story    10. 8 recent grants, donations to healthcare organizations   Full story 11. The Denials Challenge: A Cross-functional Approach to Denial Prevention and Management   Learn more 12. Healthcare providers: Financial distress isn’t going away    Full story 13. Tufts nurses to picket Nov. 2   Full story 14. Mississippi Delta hospitals see operating margins shrink under hospital readmission, value-based purchasing programs  Full story 15. Insurers No. 1 worry right now: Consumer confusion 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 Mylan   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.