1. CMS sends 335 hospitals price disclosure violation warnings  Full story

2. Hospitals in Texas, Illinois face Medicare termination  Full story

3. NorthShore, Edward-Elmhurst merge into 9-hospital system  Full story

4. When it comes to hospital safety, optics matter. Get best practices on how to market your hospital's safety + infection control efforts here.

5. Omicron surge may peak in January, models predict  Full story

6. UnitedHealthcare assures no changes to ER coverage policy in 2022  Full story

7. Massachusetts health systems to mandate boosters for employees  Full story

8. University of Utah Hospital suspends some surgeries as 500 staff out sick  Full story

9. Here's how a 300-bed hospital was able to revolutionize their digital infrastructure with just a few hours of training.

10. Median cost for hospitalized COVID-19 patients more than $11K, study finds  Full story

11. Oklahoma hospital CEO steps down, eyes move into politics  Full story 

12. Virtua Health, Rowan University to create new academic health system  Full story 

13. Don't hit snooze on your revenue cycle clock. See how hospitals are streamlining workflows to save time and money here.

14. Alabama hospital joins UAB Health System  Full story 

15. New coronavirus variant detected in France  Full story 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Cyberattack risks are high, but mitigation efforts can be reassuringly simple. See what they are here. 

2. Recovering patient volume while staff are burnt out is a challenge. Support the return of pre-pandemic volumes with these best practices. 

3. 39 percent of providers struggle with constantly-shifting customer needs. Here's how the best adapt.