1. Kansas Heart Hospital accuses former CFO, COO of stealing funds Full story

2. Wyoming hospital CEO to step down May 26 Full story

3. 5 recent hospital, health system CEO moves Full story

4. Breathe life back into your team's performance goals. Learn how Texas Children's Hospital is encouraging greater staff productivity and accountability with a new management reporting tool during this webinar.

5. US COVID-19 cases hit 7-month low, but hotspots persist Full story

6. 7 health systems opening hospitals Full story

7. Value-based care 101 — 5 steps to optimizing reimbursement. Join the virtual discussion here.

8. How CMS ranked US News' 20 Honor Roll hospitals Full story

9. Execs misrepresented New Mexico hospital's finances, audit finds: 'Trustees didn't get an accurate picture' Full story

10. 6 strategies to create a digital front door that patients love. Learn more.

11. LSU Health pulls medical residents from VA hospital Full story

12. Amazon Care has its first enterprise client Full story

13. 5 health system CEOs share their best advice Full story

14. Most physicians didn't work in private practices last year, AMA analysis finds Full story

15. Northwell, CEO earn Brady Action Award for gun violence prevention efforts Full story

16. States ranked by average hospitalizations for firearm injury Full story

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

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