March 21, 2017

1. House GOP unveils changes to AHCA: 3 things to know Full story

2. Providence St. Joseph Health CEO Dr. Rod Hochman apologizes for issues at Swedish
Health in full-page ad in Seattle Times Full story

3. CMS delays major bundled payment initiatives: 6 things to know Full story

4. Download HealthStream’s free eBook to learn how to keep employees engaged and inspired to deliver the best care.

5. Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting almost sold out. Sign up now for Becker’s Health IT + Revenue Cycle 2017 (Sept. 21-23) here or Becker’s 15th Annual Spine, Ortho, and Pain Management-Driven Conference + The Future of Spine (June 22-24) here.

6. Hospital patient mortality drops during Joint Commission surveys, study finds Full story

7. Trump calls for drug cost measure in AHCA Full story

8. See how you can apply the latest advances in VDI technology to achieve your patient care and revenue cycle management goals in this upcoming webinar.

9. Rideout Health to lay off 106 employees, cut services Full story

10. UNC Health Care notifies 1.3k prenatal patients of possible information breach Full story

11. Patient wait times increased 30% since 2014: 5 survey findings Full story

12. Actions hospitals and health systems should take now, regardless of the form that repeal or replace takes. To learn more, register for this upcoming webinar .

13. 59 hospitals with the cleanest patient rooms, as reported by patients Full story

14. DOJ investigates 4 insurers following accusations of Medicare fraud Full story

15. 7 must-reads for healthcare leaders this week Full story

16. The corner office: OSF HealthCare CSO Michelle Conger on enhancing the humanity in health system strategy Full story