Plus: AHRQ grant cuts by state

August 1, 2026

1. CMS finalizes 2.3% hospital pay bump, mandatory joint replacement model: 9 things to know Full story

2. Wellstar makes leadership structure changes amid 761 job cuts Full story

3. Three half-day summits on inpatient flow, infusion and perioperative operations — the series 4,400+ leaders joined earlier this year is back this September. Register here.

4. HRSA revises 340B rebate pilot program, hospital groups push back Full story

5. ‘Visits and screenings are not translating into surgeries’: Systems divided on elective surgery slowdown Full story

 

6. Where do clinicians’ hours actually go? A hard look at lost bedside time here.

7. 4 health systems that outsourced IT in 2026 Full story

8. 7 health systems outsourcing RCM functions Full story

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

10. How HCA, Tenet, CHS and UHS shifted their 2026 outlooks after Q2 Full story

 

11. Which AI supply chain use cases delivered ROI fastest? 5 health systems break it down here.

12. 100% tariff on branded drugs takes effect: What to know Full story

13. Hospital supply chain costs to rise in 2027: 5 notes Full story

14. $131M in AHRQ grant cancellations by state Full story

15. WVU Medicine gave aspiring nurses $25K to keep them in school. Did it work Full story

16. Prisma to become 27-hospital system, expand deeper into Tennessee Full story

17. 30 recent hospital, health system executive moves Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

18. The first 30 minutes of a system disruption decide recovery. See how leaders prepare here.

19. A Bon Secours Mercy Health tech leader talks smart AI deployment here.

20. ERP success isn’t going live. It’s what you can prove 18 months later. More here.

21. Interested in more? See Becker’s full lineup of webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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