CHS adopts poison pill | Tenet severs contract with Humana; agrees to $514M kickback settlement | 50 hospitals with innovation programs | Allina nurses reject contract offer, return to pickets



  October 4, 2016


1. CHS adopts short-term poison pill to protect stockholders   Full story 
2. Tenet goes out of network with Humana amid contract dispute  Full story  
3. Tenet to pay $514M to settle kickback allegations: 9 things to know  Full story 
4. 
Industry Report: Strategies for Building Leadership Diversity — 
45% of healthcare executives said their organization was not committed to leadership diversity. A new report highlights the importance of diversity and 4 components of inclusive workforce cultures. Click here for the report.
5. State-by-state look at ACA individual marketplaces  Full story 
6. A reporter tried to gather all his medical records in 72 hours — here’s what happened  Full story
7. What is the latest evidence related to the mortality risk for patients with VCFs? Learn more here.

8. Allina nurses reject contract offer, return to picket lines  Full story


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CHS spin-off to sell Georgia hospital 
Full story
10. Metro Health CEO: I’m thankful the CHS deal fell apart   Full story
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What are the best practices for a sound ASC technology infrastructure, including developing a thoughtful strategy regarding your servers, bandwidth, software, IT staff and data security? Learn more here.

12. DMC to hire consultant to oversee central sterile department improvements  Full story


13. 50 hospitals with innovation programs  Full story
14.
US psychologists: Patients show high levels of anxiety from election
  Full story 
15. One of your best colleagues leaving? Why a Dartmouth professor says turnover of top talent is an advantage  Full story
16. 
Judge in Anthem case considers 2-phase trial
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