1. Hospital margins see no relief to start the year  Full story

2. UPMC, top surgeon to pay $8.5M to settle whistleblower suit  Full story

3. 10 RCM headlines from February to know  Full story

4. Redeterminations for Medicaid unwinding are already underway with the first terminations effective April 1. Do you have a solid eligibility program in place to minimize the potential impact on your patients and your bottom line? Get prepared now. 

5. Merged Butler/Excela system facing significant cuts, CEO warns  Full story

6. Mass General Brigham AI RCM spinoff lands $55M  Full story 

7. California hospital CFO resigns after 5 days  Full story 

8. Healthcare product shortages remain 5X higher than before then pandemic. See 3 proven strategies for reducing supply chain shortages. 

9. Mayo Clinic in the black, but operating income down by half in 2022  Full story 

10. 'I wish we could see our vet instead': Patient burnout grows  Full story 

11.  Undercover agents bought fake nursing degrees with no medical experience  Full story

12. If there's 1 thing RCM leaders are sure of, it's tech: 80% of leading health systems that invested in AI expect it to improve margins. These leaders will tell you why.

13. Tenet makes 5 leadership changes in Massachusetts  Full story

14. 15 called-off hospital deals  Full story 

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