February 4, 2026

Whitepaper: How 75 Hospital Leaders are Rethinking the Patient Room

Patient rooms are being reimagined – not just in layout, but in how technology supports communication, safety, and connection.

In a recent Becker’s, Zoom, and and HP survey of 75 hospital and health system leaders, including C-suite executives, medical directors, and nursing and technology leaders, one theme stood out: outdated, fragmented tech is undermining care delivery and clinician satisfaction.

But some organizations are moving fast to fix it.

This report reveals what leaders are prioritizing (think: virtual nursing, discharge workflows supported by in-room video) and where critical infrastructure gaps remain.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• Why just 1 in 3 rooms is fully equipped for modern communication – and what’s driving change,
• How Blessing Health System outfitted 150 rooms to support virtual visits, discharge planning and patient education, and
• What investments are top of mind as health systems build the patient room of the future.

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February 4, 2026

Whitepaper: The $25B Medicaid Threat: How Hospitals are Fighting Back

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is poised to slash Medicaid revenue by $25 billion annually, a 70% drop in operating margin for the average hospital.

With redeterminations moving to every 6 months, patients are losing coverage. Payers are escalating denials and providers are stretched thin, forced to write off more revenue than ever.

In this report, discover how providers are proactively addressing these threats using AI, patient advocates and denial prevention teams to protect revenue while improving the patient experience.

What you’ll learn:

• How to reduce revenue leakage with payer-specific denial prevention strategies,
• How automation and trained patient advocates reduce Medicaid disenrollment, and
• Why a “human in the loop” is key to unlocking ROI.

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February 4, 2026

Why AI is Failing in Revenue Cycle, and How to Fix it

Today’s revenue cycle AI is built on statistical patterns, not clinical understanding. For CIOs and CFOs, this creates a hidden factory of rework, risk and revenue leakage. Here’s why a clinical-first approach is the only path forward.

The healthcare industry is investing billions in artificial intelligence to fix a struggling revenue cycle. Yet, for many health systems, denial rates are climbing, and administrative costs continue to swell. Why is this happening? We are applying a math solution to a medicine problem.

Most AI tools are black boxes trained on claims data alone. They can spot statistical correlations with impressive speed but cannot grasp the clinical story behind a patient’s journey. This gap between statistical probability and clinical reality is where revenue integrity breaks down, leaving your organization exposed.

Effective and trustworthy RCM automation is impossible without a deep, embedded clinical foundation. To move beyond simple pattern-matching and deliver real financial value, AI must be trained by clinical experts and grounded in medical logic.

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February 4, 2026

Whitepaper: The State of Nursing Communication in 2026

Hospitals are sending more messages than ever, yet critical information still isn’t reaching nurses when it matters most.

Seventy percent of nurses report receiving workplace updates several times per week, but many still miss essential safety protocols, compliance updates and policy changes. The issue isn’t volume. Traditional communication channels are not designed for shift-based, non-desk roles, creating gaps that affect retention, patient safety and regulatory risk.

The State of Nursing Communication Report draws on survey findings from 1,000 U.S. hospital nurses across full-time, part-time and travel roles to quantify how communication breakdowns show up in daily operations. The data reveals how delayed, irrelevant or missed messages contribute to stress, disengagement and downstream patient care issues.

This report outlines where communication is breaking down and what hospital leaders can do to fix it, using real data from the nursing workforce.

Key takeaways include:

• Where and why nurses miss safety, policy and compliance updates,
• How email and paper-based communication fail shift-based staff,
• The connection between miscommunication, burnout and turnover risk, and
• Four strategic changes leaders can implement to improve reach and relevance.

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January 22, 2026

What Healthcare Leaders Need to Know about Cybersecurity in 2026

Cybersecurity risks facing healthcare organizations in 2026 are increasingly tied to prolonged technology outages that directly disrupt patient care, according to John Riggi, national adviser for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association.

“I believe there needs to be an increased understanding that our increased dependency on network and internet connected technology and data to deliver care is creating an increased risk to care delivery, if and when that technology is suddenly not available for an extended period, such as during a ransomware attack,” Mr. Riggi said.

Recent attacks have shown that disruptions can last weeks, not days.

“Unfortunately, hundreds of ransomware attacks against hospitals and our mission critical third parties have shown us that we need to be prepared to deliver safe and quality care for 30 days or longer without the benefit of connected technology,” he said.

Becker’s spoke to Mr. Riggi about the biggest cybersecurity themes hospitals and health systems will face in 2026:

• Geo-political and nation-state risks
• Third-party attacks remain a major concern
• AI-driven attacks expected to increase
• Signs of progress

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January 20, 2026

The Biggest IT Risks Facing Health Systems in 2026

As health systems enter 2026, chief medical information officers say the biggest IT risks are operational, financial and clinical – and many are converging at once. From ransomware threats to unchecked AI adoption, CMIOs describe a landscape in which the margin for error is shrinking just as digital dependence deepens.

5 Risks CMIOs say health systems should be watching for:

• Cybersecurity threats are expanding and getting harder to contain.
• AI is moving faster than governance structures.
• Costs are colliding with constrained resources.
• Poorly integrated tools are fueling workforce fatigue.
• Data integrity and interoperability gaps remain unresolved.

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January 16, 2026

eBook: Where Progress Meets Purpose: How 3 Systems Turned Data into Outcomes

Rising costs, fragmented systems and performance pressures are pushing hospitals to their limits. But some health systems are turning that pressure into progress – using trusted data and cross-functional collaboration to drive measurable improvement. For nearly twenty years, health Catalyst has worked alongside healthcare organizations to tackle the toughest challenges they face. We’ve seen what works, what doesn’t, and what it takes to turn your vision into massive measurable, data-informed healthcare improvement.

This eBook distills strategies from leading health systems into a clear playbook for driving clinical, operational and financial results. From cutting sepsis mortality to automating population health outreach, these organizations show what’s possible when data drives action, not just insight.

You’ll learn about:

• Proven frameworks that help teams cut through complexity and act decisively.
• How technology and services work together to solve your unique use cases.
• Real-world use cases showing how outcomes deliver lasting impact, including a 20% analytics capacity gain and a 23% relative drop in sepsis mortality.

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January 9, 2026

Whitepaper: How Orthopedic + MSK Practices are Optimizing Coding and Improving Cash Flow

Orthopedic and musculoskeletal (MSK) practices are entering a new era of revenue cycle pressure – one defined by coding complexity, chronic staffing shortages, and rapidly shifting payer requirements. These forces are converging to create a perfect storm: rising denial rates, widening reimbursement delays, and growing strain on already over-extended coding teams.

This new report highlights how orthopedic and MSK groups are turning to technology to boost accuracy, improve cash flow, and build more resilient coding operations.

Learn from orthopedic practices that are seeing results – including:

• A reduction in claim lag from 7 – 10 days to just 2-3 days,
• A 50% – 100% increase in coder productivity with AI-enabled workflows, and
• Reduced overhead with up to a 30% drop in coding headcount.

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