August 26, 2026

1. Former Optum director sentenced to 3 years in prison for defrauding company Full story

2. Epic welcomes 11 new health systems as EHR switching slows Full story

3. The revenue cycle innovations that actually worked, from the executives who ran them — at Texas Health Resources, Beth Israel Lahey Health and other health systems. Apply to join Becker’s IT + Revenue Cycle Conference, Sept. 14-17 in Chicago, as a reviewer here.

 

4. MaineHealth again defends Palantir tool as nurses protest in 8 cities Full story

5. 35 revenue cycle executive moves in 2026 Full story

6. Stronger inpatient revenue capture starts in utilization review. See how systems are connecting them here.

 

7. Louisiana hospital CEO resigns after 3 months Full story

8. Waystar expands executive leadership team amid autonomous revenue cycle push Full story

9. 1 year after cutting 2,812 policies, University Hospitals retires 400 more Full story

10. No Surprises dispute volume grows 77% in one year, pushing total IDR costs past $22B Full story

 

11. Your AI tools work. The handoffs between them still do not. Find out why (and what to do about it) here.

12. The 54 rural emergency hospitals by state Full story

13. Elevance Health to pay $15M to settle nurse overtime lawsuits Full story

14. 7 ways Dolly Parton left her mark on healthcare Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

15. Federal fixes are slow. Payer tactics aren’t. RCM moves you can make now, here.

16. Integrating nonopioid pain therapy into clinical practice: a USC expert shares what it takes here.

17. Governance first: How Children’s Mercy readied its analytics foundation for Epic and a smoother go-live, here.

18. Becker’s late-August webinar lineup: patient safety, referral intake, AI trust and supply chain data. See the sessions here.

 

 

Apply to attend complimentary as a guest reviewer here! Opportunity exclusive to those directly employed by a provider organization.

 
 

 

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