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Always Ready, Every Stage: What the New CMS Survey Standard Means for HR — and How Leading Health Systems Are Preparing Now

A new CMS rule effective June 2027 eliminates any advance notice before accreditation surveys — closing the gap between what the standard has always required and what hospitals have been able to rely on in practice. Perpetual survey-readiness is no…

Sep 8, 2026 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

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Sunny Gahir, Manager, HR Compliance & Employee Experience Center, UCLA Health

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Expand, reduce or reinvent: How hospitals are mapping their next service line moves

Financial pressure, shifting patient expectations, regulatory burden and workforce shortages are forcing leaders to ask a direct question: which service lines should we expand, reduce or reinvent to stay relevant in the years ahead? Declining market share and a shifting…

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How WellSpan saw a 66% decrease in DART incidents

For many health systems, fragmented emergency notification workflows delay response times, limit visibility across facilities and leave safety trends hidden until after an incident. As organizations grow, siloed reporting compounds the problem and the operational cost lands on both staff…

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Oregon psychiatric hospital cuts 34 beds, to lay off 45 employees

Portland, Ore.-based Cedar Hills Hospital, owned by King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, reduced its inpatient capacity from 98 beds to 64 beds and is laying off 45 employees, according to a July 28 report from The Lund Report.…

How 3 Connecticut hospitals responded to rising psychiatric ED demand

Connecticut hospitals are expanding behavioral health emergency services with new dedicated treatment units designed to reduce emergency department boarding and improve access to crisis care for adults and children, according to a July 29 report from the Hartford Courant. The…

Federal judge halts mental health grant terminations, again: 7 notes

A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education from terminating school mental health grants in 15 states, finding the states are likely to succeed on claims that the department’s planned grant terminations violate federal law. The temporary restraining…

Acadia reports $10.9M Q2 profit, down 64% year over year

Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare raised its 2026 operating cash flow guidance and lowered projected capital expenditures after reporting second-quarter results that included flat revenue and a 64% decline in net income, according to its July 28 financial report. Here are…

HHS launches behavioral health pledge as Optum preps new services

As HHS hosts payers and medical associations in Washington, D.C., it will introduce a pledge July 29 to advance mental health and addiction care nationwide. Optum CEO Patrick Conway, MD, told Becker’s on July 27 that his company will be the first…

Autistic patients less likely to receive on-time cancer screening: Study

Patients diagnosed with autism are 35.6% less likely to receive cancer screening within one year of reaching screening eligibility despite being diagnosed at roughly the same rate as the general population. As a result, patients with autism are more likely…

Community Medical's CEO on Medicaid cuts: ‘It’s not something that keeps me up at night’

The anxiety among healthcare leaders is widespread. Sixty-six percent of healthcare finance leaders now name Medicaid cuts their top concern, according to Strata’s latest survey — ahead of labor costs, payer negotiations and everything else. HR 1 is projected to…