1. 'Doctors and hospitals are not in the blame and punishment business' Full story

2. Heart patients' records exposed in 45-minute email hack of Utah physicians group Full story

3. Kentucky sets 3 new COVID-19 records; National Guard teams to deploy to struggling hospitals Full story

4. Chief quality officers on how they're preparing for CMS' new glycemic management measures. Here's what your hospital needs to know.    

5. Plant-based diets cut heart disease risk in half, American Heart Association finds Full story

6. U of Minnesota, local fire department to launch cardiac arrest truck Full story

7. Success stories + common pitfalls: How to actually reduce readmissions   

8. Florida cardiologist marks TCAR milestone Full story

9. California hospital launches heart and vascular center Full story

10. US investigating whether Moderna shot brings higher risk of myocarditis than Pfizer's Full story

11. Health systems often overlook a critical factor that influences patient outcomes — see what it is here.

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

• Test positivty rates
• Vaccines administered
• Percentage of population vaccinated
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates