Top Stories of the Week

Here are the developments that marked the last week in healthcare, handpicked by Becker's editors. To receive curated articles like this in your inbox daily, sign up for the Hospital Review newsletter here.

• MetroHealth's board voted to terminate the contract of its president and CEO Airica Steed on Aug. 9 due to what it called performance issues. Dr. Steed, for her part, said she was "unlawfully terminated" while on approved medical leave.
• Steward Health Care has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its physician group, Stewardship Health, to Rural Healthcare Group, part of private equity firm Kinderhook Industries, for $245 million in cash.
• A third Steward Health Care hospital in Massachusetts could face closure as a potential owner has altered its bid. At the same time, Steward's CEO has faced criticism for attending the Olympics while his organization undergoes considerable change.
• As the Medicare Advantage landscape evolves, the success of health systems hinges on their ability to adapt and excel in key areas. However, many systems may be driving ambivalence toward the MA program, according to SCAN Group's CEO.
• Leaders from Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, UPMC and more will be on site for Becker's Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference. To join them in Chicago, click here.
• While some hospitals and health systems are conducting mass layoffs, others are seeking to bolster their workforce by directly appealing to the newly unemployed. 
• Tenet Healthcare is transforming its portfolio into a more value-based care enterprise with a leading specialty care platform and is rapidly selling hospitals while adding ASCs.
• As powerful and inspiring as the right words can be, some can frustrate healthcare leaders because they have been overused or applied in the wrong context.
• A 300% increase in RN satisfaction — see how a pediatric infusion center did it, here.
• CMS will add seven measures to its hospital inpatient quality reporting program as part of its Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule released Aug. 1.
• Merger and acquisition activity is rebounding after a drop in deal volume during the pandemic. Here are 14 health systems expanding their footprints.
• What are the building blocks of a winning sepsis program? Leaders share top tips to drive improvements in spotting + managing the complex condition here.

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