1. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Positivity rates + new cases
• Deaths
• States ranked by percentage of COVID-19 vaccines administered
• States ranked by percentage of population who've received at least one COVID-19 shot
• States ranked by percentage of population fully vaccinated

2. 'Overrun with kids attempting suicide': Children's Colorado declares state of emergency  Full story

3. Google, HCA partner for health algorithms: 7 things to know  Full story

4. A secure messaging platform helps ASCs improve patient satisfaction & avoid cancellations. Click here to hear a DO explain his practice’s success with the technology.

5. Amazon considering building brick-and-mortar pharmacies, report says  Full story

6. WHO director on pandemic: No country is 'out of the woods' yet  Full story

7. How Yale, Stanford are retaining more permanent nurses. Join the virtual discussion here.

8. HHS team grows: 15 latest appointments to know  Full story

9. Half of US adults now fully vaccinated against COVID-19  Full story

10. Mayo Clinic Health System to close 6 clinics  Full story

11. Your IT experts should be innovators, not firefighters. Learn how to get in front of problems with one management system.

12. Texas hospital CEO to retire  Full story

13. New York health system to outsource 500 IT, RCM jobs to Optum  Full story

14. Minnesota hospital CEO resigns, interim chief named  Full story

15. 5 best, worst states for physicians to practice in 2021  Full story

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