Neb. Med lawsuit, NYC strike talks and Epic-enabled clinic redesign lead today’s news

January 17, 2026

1. Nebraska Medicine sues to block university's $800M takeover Full story

2. Where negotiations stand in the New York City nurses strike Full story

3. What's really holding back OR efficiency? Cone Health, Lee Health, WakeMed + more explain here.

4. 31,000 Kaiser workers issue open-end strike notice: 5 things to know Full story

5. Penn Medicine, Epic reimagine clinic design together Full story

 

6. AI in radiology is moving fast. St. Jude & others share adoption + governance strategies here.

7. Prime to acquire 9th Illinois hospital Full story

8. 4 Lifepoint Kentucky hospitals unify as regional system Full story

9. DC hospital CEO resigns less than 1 year after facility opened Full story

10. University of Utah Health Plans appoints part-time CFO Full story

 

11. Day-of-surgery cancellations down 25% at UAMS. Workflow changes you can copy here.

12. Adventist Health taps 2 presidents to lead Southern California operations Full story

13. Tennessee systems to deepen partnership as HCA eyes growth in region Full story

14. HHS reverses 1,000 CDC layoffs Full story

15. Summa Health vice president of finance exits Full story

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16. 67% of health systems plan to operationalize MCED. See what's driving adoption here.

17. 1 in 4 autism care specialists report 'unmanageable' stress. See what's driving it here.

18. Nearly 1 in 5 patients use AI to search for care. Will they trust what they find? See here.

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