1. Quorum refuses to negotiate sale of soon-to-shutter hospital, potential buyer says  Full story

2. Vermont hospital likely to close without merger  Full story

3. Ohio State Wexner Medical Center clears $4B revenue mark  
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4. The case for automation: Why this Cleveland provider's choice to automate accounts payable paid off. Click here to read the white paper.

5. Michigan hospital joins Ascension  Full story

7. EHR-related medical malpractice claims tripled since 2010, study finds  Full story

8. 5 Must Reads: 

• The Medicare revenue cycle roadmap: A hospital's guide to navigating billing & claims. Click here to read the white paper. 
   
• A new ED protocol for opioid dependence is accelerating recovery and changing lives. Get the white paper.
   
• How to support value-based goals with revamped lab services -- 6 steps for success. Click here to read the white paper.    
   
• Digital transformation: How to modernize IT and enable efficient and effective care. Click here to read the white paper. 
   
• How The Polyclinic streamlined materials management, reduced costs and maintained optimal inventory levels. Click here to read the success story.     

9. Ben Taub system COO is out after 2 recent emergency department deaths  Full story

10. Demand soars for these medical professionals in 13 states
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11. The keys to achieving a sustainable future for value-based healthcare. Click here to read the white paper. 

12. Struggling New York hospital to be sold, town board says  
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13. 100 great community hospitals | 2019   Full story