1. Arkansas hospital closes with no notice  Full story

2. Why a Kentucky hospital lost its Medicare funding  Full story

3. University of Iowa Hospitals faces potential class-action lawsuit over pay practices  Full story

4. How to automate accounts payable -- Click here to read a real-world success story.

5. Michael Dowling: Where are healthcare CEOs in the fight against gun violence?  Full story

7. MBA applications decline for 2nd consecutive year  Full story

8. 5 Must Reads: 

• How to make lab services a component of value-based success. Click here to read the white paper. 

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center share how to justify implementation of faster antibiotic susceptibilities.

• How to turn healthcare theory into a patient-focused reality. Click here to read the white paper. 

• Why healthcare executives are focused on investing in orthopedics

• A guideline for the electronic prescribing of controlled substances. Click here to read the white paper. 

9. Sentara sees net income climb 81% in first half of 2019  
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10. Patient refund checks on hold amid Vermont health system's bankruptcy  Full story

11. The keys to achieving a sustainable future for value-based healthcare. Click here to read the white paper. 

12. Hackers steal California hospital's website domain, email addresses   Full story

13. Maine hospital's $20M relocation plan gets boost from LL Bean heir   Full story