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2. Trinity Health won't buy Tower Health hospital  Full story

3. Hospitals lose 5,100 jobs in December  Full story

4. Your shrinking revenue cycle team needs help now. Learn how automation can ease the workload.

5. Florida agency threatens to fine hospitals with strict COVID-19 vaccination mandates  Full story

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7. More than 19% of US hospitals are critically understaffed: Numbers by state  Full story

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9. Hefty fines for not complying with price transparency are on the way. Here's how hospitals can avoid them. 

10. 6 hospitals planning upgrades, expansions  Full story

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12. Rural hospitals struggling to match rising pay among nonindustry competitors  Full story

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