Plus: How Lurie Children’s turned curbside consults into billable visits

August 17, 2026

1. Hurricane cuts off access to Hawaii region’s only hospital Full story

2. 250 hospitals with 5 CMS stars for patient experience Full story

3. CMS wants tighter rules for remote monitoring in 2027. Emory Healthcare’s virtual health VP on what health systems should know, here.

4. 8 Joint Commission moves in 2026 Full story

5. 1 in 20 firearm injury patients develop bacterial infection: 4 notes Full story

 

6. Authorization workflows at Seattle Children’s involve 60+ payers. See how intake keeps up here.

7. Pay changes for millennial physicians by specialty Full story

8. Lurie Children’s turns curbside consults into billable encounters Full story

9. 4 new drugs in shortage Full story

10. Mercy nurses cut documentation time 22% with Microsoft AI Full story

 

11. 10 new medical schools announced in 2026 Full story

12. Older PA workforce: 6 findings on retention, retirement plans Full story

13. Time-outs and protocols don’t catch every positioning risk in spine surgery. Learn what does here.

14. UHS closes $835M Talkspace acquisition, creating end-to-end behavioral health continuum Full story

15. Cone Health names chief value-based care officer from Intermountain Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. How RWJBarnabas, Houston Methodist navigate fragmentation in rare cardiac disease care: here.

17. How Montefiore turned supply chain strategy into $53M in annual impact — here.

18. Post-acute fraud risk is rising. See where exclusion monitoring is falling short here.

19. Becker’s August webinar lineup: CDI, remote monitoring, revenue cycle AI and staff safety. See the sessions here.

 

 

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