1. UnitedHealthcare cutting 20% of prior authorizations  Full story 

2. Novant lays off 50, including executives  Full story 

3. Interim CFO leaves Banner Health  Full story 

4. Spring cleaning — but for IT leaders. Get tips to jumpstart application rationalization efforts and declutter your IT strategy here.

5. Texas hospitals sound alarm on bill that would eradicate facility fees  Full story 

6. Meet AGS Health's leadership team  Full story 

7. Michigan health system, physicians pay $69M to settle allegations in whistleblower suit  Full story 

8. RCM case study — How one small health system achieved big efficiency improvements.

9. How many people could lose Medicaid coverage, state-by-state  Full story 

10. 'Good job': Why praising people at work actually benefits healthcare organizations financially  Full story 

11. COVID-19 national emergency could end sooner than May  Full story 

12. ECGs can still spell trouble in the clinical setting. Learn better ways to ensure consistent monitoring and how to keep wired-up patients more comfortable.

13. California starts paying $1B in retention bonuses to healthcare workers  Full story 

14. 58 hospitals, health systems among Fortune's 'Most Innovative Companies'  Full story 

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