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

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

2. Some Americans face 5-day wait for test results; death toll passes 250K — 5 COVID-19 updates  Full story

3. Strategies for COVID-19 staffing shortages from 8 hospital execs  Full story

4. 5 Lessons from Inova Health System on How They Are Improving the Patient Financial Experience. Download the eBook.

5. 100 top health systems urge public to #MaskUp  Full story

6. 47 hospitals postponing elective procedures amid the COVID-19 resurgence  Full story

7. The business case for innovative therapies: How to overcome the cost and administrative challenges associated with cutting-edge treatments and change patients lives. Click here to download the guidebook.

8. AstraZeneca says its COVID-19 vaccine has strong immune response in older adults  Full story

9. AMA, AHA, ANA urge public to scale back holiday gatherings amid 'record-shattering surge'  Full story

10. Houston physician sentenced to prison for $17M billing fraud  Full story

11. COVID-19 surge forces Indiana hospital to divert ambulances for 2nd time in 20 years  Full story

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

13. Walgreens retools loyalty program to offer more pharmacy services, perks  Full story

14. Patient shot at Los Angeles hospital has died  Full story

15. Becker's January Women's & Diversity Virtual Forum: There's no time to waste in the climb toward gender equity. Click here and join us for Becker's Women's + Diversity Leadership Forum. 

16. Safeguarding nurses' well-being is 'nonnegotiable': 6 leaders on supporting nurses through COVID-19 + beyond  Full story

17. 7 recent hospital, health system CEO moves  Full story