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The Leapfrog Group on Tuesday released its 2018 Top Hospitals list, recognizing 118 hospitals for excellence in hospital quality, patient safety, and efficiency. More

Physician Sriram Shamasunder in a book excerpt published in YES! Magazine reflects on how his off-duty encounters with racial discrimination in and around a Los Angeles county hospital helped him find "common cause" with his minority and undocumented patients. More

Faced with slim operating margins, hospitals today are looking beyond financial incentives to engage physicians. Here's what three major health systems are doing—and six key drivers of engagement that Advisory Board's Sarah Evans and Hamza Hasan advise all leaders to focus on. More

Medical touch is an often overlooked and underappreciated part of health care—but the way a provider physically interacts with a patient can mean the difference between a "soothing or traumatizing" experience, Caitlin Kelly, a former cancer patient, writes for the New York Times' "Well." More

Nearly 11,000 skilled nursing facilities will see their Medicare payments decrease in FY 2019 under CMS' new Skilled Nursing Facility Value-based Purchasing Program. Advisory Board's Monica Westhead and Carolyn Buys say that, "Whether your organization received a readmission penalty this year or [not], it's critical to prepare right now across five key areas." More

HHS on Monday released 119-page report with recommendations on how to promote choice and competition in the U.S. health care system. More

A new study finds low-income areas have longer emergency medical service response times than high-income areas, an upcoming Advisory Board webconference will break down cancer care reimbursement in 2019, and more. More

Dan Trigub said he's joined Uber's health business to better serve the "aging, at-risk, and low-income populations," who need "greater access to transportation," in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Kansas, and Texas. More

The 27th installment of the Daily Briefing's Architectural Design Showcase features seven post acute care centers.

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