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

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

2. Daily COVID-19 count nears 100K; 9 states hit record hospitalizations -- 6 updates   Full story

3. Georgia hospital closes after 6 years  Full story

4. Identify an average of 20% more insurance coverage for unpaid accounts – including primary, secondary and tertiary coverage for Medicaid, Medicare and commercially insured patients. One powerful tool searches all payers, reducing self-pay and bad debt write-offs for a significant ROI.

5. Geisinger, AtlantiCare unravel merger  Full story

6. CMS fines 2,545 hospitals for high readmissions: 5 things to know  Full story

7. Give clinicians the gift of mobility — why instant access to patient records is a must for modern healthcare providers. Click here to attend the virtual presentation.

8. Pennsylvania hospital CEO resigns  Full story 

9. Positive COVID-19 tests increase in every region: 4 CDC findings   Full story

10. How CHS, HCA, Tenet and UHS fared in Q3  Full story

11. Dynamic care for critically ill patients — hear from UC Irvine Health System's CMO during this live discussion. Click here to attend.

12. Hackers target Microsoft Windows vulnerability: 5 details  Full story 

13. Hospitals take action to avoid ransomware attacks, including pre-emptive email shut down  Full story 

14. Stop flying blind and gain service visibility to improve IT operations and EHR services. Click here to learn more.

15. Ascension launches pharmacy services business Ascension Rx  Full story 

16. 13 hospitals planning upgrades, expansions  Full story 

17. 10 cities with highest, lowest pay for female physicians  Full story