1. R1 RCM aquires Cloudmed  Full story

2. Arizona hospital preps for mass layoff  Full story

3. Inpatient pay proposal is 'woefully inadequate,' hospitals say  Full story 

4. Does your payment strategy measure up to patient expectations? Here's how one 16-hospital system increased payments and cut manual reconciliation time in half.

5. California surgeon convicted in 4-year billing fraud scheme  Full story

6. Tennessee hospital shakes up C-suite  Full story 

7. Home health firms to lose $810M in Medicare payments: 6 things to know  Full story

8. Learn the difference between leaders and laggards in hospital social media marketing with LiveWorld

9. Mark Cuban's generic drug prices would save Medicare billions of dollars: study  Full story

10. Healthgrades recognizes 399 hospitals for patient experience  Full story 

11. Marketing firm owner sentenced for scamming Mercyhealth  Full story 

12. The nation's mental health crisis warrants new behavioral health strategies. See how to take a more holistic, preventive approach to care during this live panel discussion.

13. 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent  Full story 

14. Private equity firm to buy majority stake in RCM company Aspirion  Full story 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Optimizing non-acute supply chain strategy saved this health system $125K — here's how you can take full advantage of your purchasing power to drive revenue.

2. This California hospital reduced pressure Injuries by 68% in less than two years. Find out how here.

3. Hospitals have spent more than $3B getting PPE during the pandemic — make sure your team is following the right protocols.