1. States ranked by COVID-19 test positivity rates: July 17   Full story

2. 3 states see record death counts; Georgia governor sues to stop mask mandate — 5 COVID-19 updates  Full story

3. 12-hospital CHI Franciscan-Virginia Mason system would be part of CommonSpirit under new deal  Full story

4. How community hospitals are leveraging patient engagement technology to diagnose and improve their online reputation. Read here.

5. Northwestern Memorial HealthCare records $63M operating loss in Q3  Full story

6. Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing Georgia hospital of manipulating COVID-19 test results  Full story

7. Data + empathy = The healthcare experience patients need in 2020. Click here to attend the live discussion. 

8.  UVA Health to end furloughs, pay cuts  Full story

9. Cleveland Clinic's first chief caregiver officer on supporting 70,000 employees during crisis  Full story

10.  HHS to distribute $4B in COVID-19 aid — here's how much hospitals in each state are getting  Full story

11. The population health strategies that convert data into action — 9 must-reads on navigating a public health crisis. Click here to read the eBook.

12. How Baylor Scott & White, other health systems are bringing patients back to hospitals amid the pandemic  Full story

13. Jefferson Health CEO co-authors book calling for a healthcare revolution  Full story

14. Hackensack Meridian Health opens first COVID-19 recovery center in New Jersey  Full story

15. 15 US cities most stressed about health and safety  Full story

16. 27 states where COVID-19 is spreading fastest, slowest: July 17  Full story