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The healthcare industry may be the most risk-heavy and compliance-intensive sector of the economy. With the potential for life-changing impact on patients and the need to manage sensitive patient data—the stakes don't get much higher.

Hospitals like the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital and Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are increasingly turning to donations from patients and their families to supplement their income streams from insurance programs and fundraising, The New York Times reports.

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  In a recent report, Navigant consultants bookmarked five trends for healthcare executives to watch, coupled with action items to stay nimble in the 2019 healthcare environment.

  Compared to last year, CEOs are more pessimistic about global economic growth in 2019 and are turning inward to focus on immediate business threats and skills gaps, according to PwC's 22nd Annual Global CEO Survey.

People are looking to CEOs to lead change, rather than waiting for the government to require it, according to the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer, an annual gauge of global opinion.

Permanente Medical Groups, the multispecialty physician groups affiliated with Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, unveiled a new website Jan. 15 that aims to unify the organization's eight medical groups into one cohesive brand.

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