August 5, 2016
 

1. CHS to sell 12 hospitals to drive down debt  Full story
 
2. Advocate to pay largest HIPAA settlement to date  Full story

3. Anthem: Deal needs to close by April 30, or Cigna may walk out next day  Full story  
 
4. How to improve the culture of the OR through collaboration techniques. Learn more.

5. The 49 hospitals facing the highest readmission penalties from Medicare  

6. Ex-hospital CFO claims he was fired for blowing the whistle on chairman of the board  Full story

7. Learn how Nemours Children's Health System was ahead of the game by elevating privacy and security. Learn more.

8. Trinity Health to pay $75M to settle pension mismanagement class-action lawsuits  Full story

 
9. Aetna contacts 931 physicians prescribing the most opioids  Full story
 
10. How Aetna, Cigna, Humana and Anthem fared in Q2  Full story  

11. 25 hospitals, health systems seeking Cerner, MEDITECH, Epic talent  Full story

12. NIH launches human trials for Zika vaccine  Full story 

13. Hospitals add 17k jobs in July  Full story
 
14. Quint Studer: 3 steps to get your professional development off the ground and running  Full story