The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating globally, the World Health Organization warned during a June 29 media briefing.

Humana has entered into a collaboration with Walmart and Quest Diagnostics to help expand COVID-19 testing for its members. 

The FDA will discuss its guidance on vaccine approval during a June 30 appearance before a Senate committee, according to The Wall Street Journal.

IBM Watson Health has released its annual 15 top health systems ranking, recognizing the top-performing health systems in the U.S. 

Nevada and Florida have the highest COVID-19 reproduction rate, while Washington, D.C., and Connecticut have the lowest, according to rt.live. 

As the coronavirus spread accelerates in Nevada, California records a new single-day record for new cases and more governors are curbing reopening plans. Here are 10 headlines from states where COVID-19 is spreading quickly and/or cases are growing. 

Counties in Louisiana, Missouri and Arkansas lead the 25 U.S. counties that have reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases from the last two weeks per resident, with cases per 100,000 people. 

IBM Watson Health has released its annual 100 Top Hospitals ranking recognizing the top-performing hospitals in the U.S. 

House Democrats pushed through a bill June 29 that would expand the ACA's subsidies for private insurance and encourage more states to expand Medicaid, according to The Washington Post. 

West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit related to two cybersecurity issues that compromised patient information, according to Law360.

In the U.S., nearly 31 million tests have been performed to detect the novel coronavirus as of 1:16 p.m. CDT June 29, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project.

Fifteen North American cardiovascular societies have released recommendations for reintroducing invasive cardiovascular care into healthcare settings in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trinity Health's operations and finances were significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic during the last half of March, and the negative effects are continuing in the current quarter, the Livonia, Mich.-based health system said in bondholder documents filed June 29. 

Many health systems have built tools and dashboards to track the spread of COVID-19 and project where new outbreaks will occur.

Of the 33 states that have seen at least one rural hospital close since 2010, those with the most closures are in the South, according to the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.

John Michael Gowder, former CEO of Union General Hospital in Blairsville, Ga., has been sentenced to prison more than a year after he was convicted on 102 counts related to illegally obtaining more than 15,000 doses of prescription pain medication for no medical purpose, according to the Department of Justice. 

The Arizona Department of Health was unable to report new COVID-19 cases on June 29 after a lab was delayed in producing results, according to the Arizona Republic.

Lewisburg, Pa.-based Evangelical Community Hospital plans to delay pay increases and not fill 15 open positions to help offset losses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Daily Item.

Here are the health system malware, ransomware and phishing incidents Becker's Hospital Review reported during June.

Below are five hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking revenue cycle leaders during the past few weeks.