1. Healthcare execs, physicians pardoned by Trump  Full story

2. Billionaire sells $302M of CHS stock  Full story

3. Optum expects to add 10,000 physicians this year  Full story

4. Is your payment structure meeting patients' convenience expectations? Join the live discussion here.

5. California physician arrested in connection with Capitol riot  Full story

6. HCA invests in domestic production of PPE  Full story  

7. Amazon offers to help Biden with his COVID-19 vaccination goal  Full story

8. Lawsuit accuses Cigna of using COVID-19 hospital surge to deny claims  Full story 

9. Does your organization have a digital, frictionless billing and payment system? Download this whitepaper to learn how to innovate the patient financial experience.

10. Orlando Health to open $145M hospital this month  Full story

11. 8 recent hospital, health system executive resignations  Full story 

12. Hospitals mark up drug prices by 250% on average, analysis finds  Full story 

13. Virtual + in-person = whole-person care. Click here to learn how leading hospitals are integrating telehealth and traditional care to achieve optimal outcomes.

14. Biden picks acting HHS, CMS heads  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
• Hospitalizations
• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest
• Death rates
• Vaccines administered 

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1. The 5 phases of a third-party data breach + prevention strategies for hospitals. Click here to read more.

2. The healthcare real estate landscape is changing: 3 trends and 1 investment strategy all physician owners should know. Click here to read the guide.

3. CIOs, CMIOs and CNIOs championed health systems’ shift to telehealth amid the early pandemic. Download this whitepaper to learn how they successfully executed the shift to virtual.