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The Strategist: July 23, 2026

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Podcast | Strategy CatalystThe Strategist in Brief: July 23, 2026

This week's episode covers Amazon's evolving One Medical strategy and health system partnerships, physician specialty happiness survey results, and HHS's delay of the HIPAA Security Rule update.

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Strategist | All-AccessGraphic of the Week: Which specialties are the happiest?

The upshot for health system strategists is that the specialties reporting the lowest sustainability are disproportionately the ones a system can't function without.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystHHS delays HIPAA update, as providers call for balance between cybersecurity and compliance burdens

The overhaul would tighten requirements for HIPAA-regulated entities, mandating encryption, multifactor authentication (MFA), and network segmentation.

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Insights Briefing | Strategy CatalystPostponing Rationalization Is Rational. That's the Problem.

Explore why service line rationalization keeps stalling, and get a structured framework for assessing when to act, before the decision is forced.

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Strategy CatalystNews Flashes, Top Reads, and Numbers: July 23, 2026

A quick roundup of recent headlines, our top reads of the week, and numbers in the news.