1. Hospital CEOs' No. 1 concern is staffing for 1st time in 17 years  Full story

2. US COVID-19 hospitalizations dropping, but 1 state is still seeing record numbers  Full story

3. Hospitals gain jobs after 2 months of losses  Full story

4. Physician payments should be painless: Here's how innovative hospitals are removing admin barriers and boosting ROI with uncomplicated compensation. 

5. Northeast Hospital Corporation has lost 40% of its nursing staff since 2019  Full story

6. 10 recent hospital, health system executive resignations  Full story

7. Hospitals need to get safety work back on track. See how BJC Healthcare created a new model to measure safety culture and improve best practices here. 

8. UPMC sues, disputes owing contributions to union pension fund  Full story

9. UnitedHealthcare subpoenaed over Rhode Island data breach  Full story

10. Iowa hospital CEO to retire after pandemic delay  Full story

11. Connecting EMTs with ED physicians can streamline ED patient care. Click here to learn how Univ. of Vermont and Cleveland Clinic have led the way.

12. Many N95, KN95 masks are fake — 8 tips for spotting the difference  Full story

13. Omicron subvariant makes up .3% of positive COVID-19 tests, Walgreens says  Full story

14. Tower Health fires physician accused of prescribing ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19  Full story

15. Stats by state: 

• States ranked by COVID-19 test positivity rates
• States ranked by percentage of population fully vaccinated
• COVID-19 death rates by state
• ICU utilization by state
• Staffing shortages by state
• States ranked by booster rates
• COVID-19 vaccination rates up/down in states
• Where COVID cases are up, down + flat
   

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1. 70% of patients would rather hospitals invest in their experiences than traditional marketing. Take the Empathy Experience Challenge to learn more.

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