August 14, 2026

1. Congressman presses VA on unresolved Oracle Health EHR oversight recommendations Full story

2. Epic launches tool to share diagnostic images between hospitals Full story

3. Baptist Health Arkansas cut ED boarding 35% and diversion 74%. See the leadership decisions and front-line changes behind it — here.

4. The secret to success behind the top 1% of American hospitals Full story

5. Temple Health CIO retires Full story

 

6. Risk adjustment moves closer to care: Inova + Hartford HealthCare on what shifts and where friction lies, here.

7. What does it take to be a lasting AI partner to health systems? Full story

8. 23 recent health system CIO moves Full story

9. Mercy nurses cut documentation time 22% with Microsoft AI Full story

10. HCA Houston hospital leader’s path from IT to CFO Full story

 

11. Authorization workflows at Seattle Children’s involve 60+ payers. See how intake keeps up here.

12. Vanderbilt Health notifies 3,298 patients of email data breach Full story

13. St. Luke’s, UnitedHealthcare automate 88% of claim statuses Full story

14. 5 fixes for patient ‘text overload’: Penn Medicine researchers Full story

15. House Democrats demand OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs testify on AI hacking incidents Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. 5 ways healthcare cyber crisis plans break down — and what it takes to build resilience, here.

17. Northwell’s CMIO & peers on why AI pilots stall on the data, not the model. Here.

18. 5 questions every healthcare leader should ask before shifting to cloud-based imaging here.

19. Becker’s August webinar lineup: CDI, remote monitoring, revenue cycle AI and staff safety. See the sessions here.

 

 

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