Plus: Which states have the best physician, nurse communication?

August 20, 2026

1. A Stark law blind spot hiding in physicians’ outside testing deals Full story

2. 2027: A year of reckoning for payers? Full story

3. Baptist Health Arkansas cut ED boarding 35% and diversion 74%. See the leadership decisions and front-line changes behind it — here.

 

4. The physician gender gap is growing among this age group: 5 things to know Full story

5. What will define physician leadership in 2031? Full story

6. Deepfakes now target patient portals and call centers. Learn how to stop the fraud here.

 

7. Physician, Civil Rights leader and first Black AOA president dies Full story

8. Chicago physician practice faces $5.2M false claims allegations Full story

9. Texas physician practice to close longtime office, plans new location Full story

10. Physicians sue USDA, HHS over dietary guidelines it says industry ‘ghostwrote’ Full story

 

11. Baptist Health shares its operator playbook for contract-intelligent supply chains here.

12. Where states rank in physician, nursing communication: CMS Full story

13. South Carolina surgery practice shutters after parent company collapses into bankruptcy Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

14. Hard-to-place discharges tie up beds and drain dollars. Control both, here.

15. University of Iowa Health Care raised its KLAS EHR experience score 31.7 points. See the AI playbook here.

16. The academic mission: strategic asset or sunk cost? UChicago Medicine, UVA Health + others answer here.

17. Interested in more? See Becker’s full lineup of webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

 

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