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

• Test positivity rates + new cases
• Hospitalizations
• States where virus is spreading fastest, slowest

2. Sen. Harris halts travel after 2 staffers test positive; 'regional COVID storm' hits rural US — 8 updates  Full story

3. 6 recent hospital, health system CEO moves
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4. Anticipate patient needs in 2020 to thrive in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape. Join this virtual discussion for more on transforming the patient experience.

5. Kaiser blasts 30% price hike sought by Oregon system  Full story

6. UNC Health strikes deal for 12th hospital  Full story

7. Diversity as a driver of excellence — how variation in strategy, ideas and personnel can bolster hospital resilience

8. 8 hospitals laying off workers  Full story

9. Walgreens 4th-quarter sales at retail pharmacies up 3.6%  Full story

10. Washington state's top public health leader to step down  Full story

11. What does an organizational approach to physician burnout reduction look like? Click here to find out.

12. CMS misclassified readmission penalties for nearly a third of hospitals, study finds  Full story

13. Pennsylvania physician pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in patient's death
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14. Risk profiling and the COVID-19 patient backlog — hear from CMO Dr. Mohammed Saeed during this live virtual discussion.

15. US contact tracing workforce surpasses 50,000: 4 things to know  Full story

16. Montana hospitals grapple with staffing challenges amid COVID-19 surge  Full story