1. Physicians: Let's build on-ramps for COVID-19 surges, too  Full story

2. US COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 100,000 — 3 states where they're still rising  Full story

3. Hospital CEO exits doubled in January  Full story

4. The pandemic has made healthcare disparities worse. Today’s leaders have a once-in-a-century window to reimagine, reinvent, and rebuild healthcare. Learn more

5. Pennsylvania health system lays off staff as CEO exits  Full story

6. 9 recent hospital, health system CEO moves  Full story

7. WellSpan Health Finds Missing Med History on 93% of patients and 97% of patients over 65. Click here to read more.

8. 14% of hospitals comply with price transparency, survey finds: 4 things to know  Full story

9. Oklahoma won't discipline physicians prescribing unproven COVID-19 treatments  Full story

10. Ascension, Labcorp partnership brings expanded testing to hospital labs  Full story

11. It's harder than ever to retain patients in the crowded care delivery space. Here's how health systems can ensure primary care maintains market share. 

12. University of California to pay $243.6M to settle physician sexual abuse claims  Full story

13. The case for a pandemic response that avoids extremes: Viewpoint  Full story

14. States ranked by NPs per capita: Massachusetts is No. 1  Full story

15. Stats by state:

• COVID-19 hospitalization rates
• COVID-19 test positivity rates
• Population fully vaccinated
• Booster rates
• COVID-19 vaccination rates up/down
• COVID-19 cases trend
• COVID-19 death rates
• ICU utilization
• Staffing shortages

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