August 28, 2018 TODAY'S TOP STORIES 1. Blue Cross: North Carolina hospital engaged in a '$76M health insurance swindle'   Full story 2. Texas hospital lays off 40% of administrative staff amid financial troubles  Full story  3. Long-term care hospitals must upgrade payment model or close, researchers say  Full story 4. Cut costs with the 4 pillars of a transformative revenue cycle. Learn more about what healthcare finance executives say is the #1 most important performance management activity for 2018. Download the white paper» 5. Becker's largest-ever Health IT + Revenue Cycle conference is less than a month away! Join 3,500+ attendees and 180+ great sponsoring health IT and revenue cycle companies. Register here.  For exhibiting and sponsor opportunities, e-mail Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com. 6. Tennessee health system files for bankruptcy, says it owes CHS $28M  Full story 7. RCM tip of the day: Educate patients about separate billing at time of service  Full story 8. To learn how a unified HR and finance cloud platform can bring value to your organization, register for this upcoming webinar.  9. Ex-Butler Health System COO allegedly misappropriated funds Full story 10. Augusta University Health sees more patients, lower costs, turns finances around  Full story 11. Director of analytics tops list of top-paying AI jobs  Full story 12. 30% of hospital revenue comes from patients -- Read this white paper for price transparency best practices.  13. TransUnion Healthcare Principal Jonathan Wiik answers 3 questions on revenue cycle improvement  Full story 14. Anthem strikes deal to cover airlifts in some states  Full story 15. Georgia health system names revenue cycle VP: 4 things to know  Full story Companies to Know  Thank you to our key partners Allscripts | Nuance | La Jolla Pharmaceutical | Teladoc | athenahealth, Inc. | Change Healthcare | Pacira Pharmaceuticals | Abbott | BE Smith | GE Healthcare | Lenovo Health | Zotec Partners | Philips | Cardinal Health | VisitPay | McKesson Medical-Surgical | The Greeley Company | Optum | CareCredit | Medtronic Channels Financial Management Legal & Regulatory Issues Health Information Technology Integration & Physician Issues Accountable Care Organizations Leadership & Management Executive Moves Payer Issues Compensation Issues Transaction & Valuation Issues Quality & Patient Safety Lists _____________________ Contact Us Editorial Contact:  Ayla Ellison   Managing Editor  email Ayla Sales, Marketing & Events: Jessica Cole President and CEO email sales ______________________   Becker's Hospital Review A Becker's Healthcare Publication  www.BeckersHospitalReview.com  17 N. State St., Suite 1800 | Chicago, IL 60602 Copyright © 2018. All Rights Reserved.

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