January 23, 2018

1. Congress secures long-term CHIP funding: 4 things to know Full story

2. Tenet's Detroit Medical Center to slash up to 300 jobs Full story

3. Healthcare spending up 4.6%, while service use plateaus: 5 things to know Full story

4. Executive Report: Top 12 Healthcare Trends for 2018

How prepared is your organization for the year ahead? Discover what healthcare leaders say are their top concerns and challenges. To download B.E. Smith’s 2018 Healthcare Trends whitepaper, click here.

5. Thrilled to have President George W. Bush, President Bill Clinton, Lloyd Dean and Teri Fontenot at Becker's Hospital Review 9th Annual Meeting. Registration ends March 1st. Register here | Excited to welcome Keynotes Venus Williams, Peyton Manning, Edward Marx and Daniel Barchi at Becker's 4th Annual Health IT + Revenue Cycle 2018. Register here | For exhibiting and sponsor opportunities, email Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com.

6. HHS renews emergency designation for opioid crisis: 4 things to know Full story

7. 2018 Forecast: Trending Key Clinical & Operational Issues Learn more

8. Hospital CIOs weigh in on most promising, overhyped IT trends Full story

9. Pennsylvania now requires hospitals to notify patients of charity care eligibility Full story

10. Scripps will pay $1.5M to settle billing fraud case Full story

11. Revisiting Regional Anesthesia: A Pathway to Optimal Patient Outcomes, Surgeon Satisfaction, Value-based Payments and reduced Opioid usage in Post-Operative Pain Management Learn more

12. Augusta Health gets 3,700+ signatures on petition against Anthem Full story

13. 7 things to know about SamSam, the ransomware hitting hospitals, city governments & businesses Full story

14. 4 reasons companies do not want to disclose CEO pay ratio Full story

15. 15 latest hospital, health system executive retirements

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