1. 16 states renew fight against CMS' vaccine rule  Full story

2. US COVID-19 deaths top 900,000, cases slowing: 3 updates  Full story

3. 10 states set to see lowest COVID-19 case rates this week: Mayo Clinic model  Full story

4. Clinical and financial initiatives are driving value for hospitals and health systems. Explore how one captured $2 Million through their pharmacy. Case study

5. COVID hospitalizations down in 40 states  Full story

6. CEO, COO leave Missouri health system  Full story

7. The pandemic has changed people's opinions of hospitals. Get 5 must-have post-COVID marketing tactics here.

8. Kaiser Permanente's special California Medicaid contract raises concerns  Full story

9. Shriners Children's Florida to permanently close  Full story

10. Nurses accuse PeaceHealth of retaliation after raising safety concerns  Full story

11. What happens when patients take charge of their healthcare? They experience better outcomes and patient care improves. Help make it happen here.

12. America's Physician Groups names Susan Dentzer CEO  Full story

13. Children's Hospital Colorado's 1st mental health-in-chief on the now or never moment facing the US  Full story

14. Cold weather may affect accuracy of rapid tests shipped to homes, experts say  Full story

15. Stats by state: 

• States ranked by COVID-19 hospitalization rates
• 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
• COVID-19 cases trend

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Atrium Health and University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences identified 5 skills essential for resilient healthcare leadership. Click here to learn them. 

2. 70% of patients would rather hospitals invest in their experiences than traditional marketing. Take the Empathy Experience Challenge to learn more.

3. 30% of hospitals are struggling to fill vacancies. Click here for 10 top healthcare staffing challenges — and how to solve them.

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