1. Biden signs healthcare executive actions: 5 things to know  Full story

2. Sutter Health cuts 200 jobs  Full story

3. HCA: Exec wasn't disciplined after California hospital broke vaccine protocol  Full story

4. New surprise billing regs raise questions for providers. Click here for answers. 

5. 8 hospitals ending services, closing departments  Full story

6. 2 Virginia hospital CEOs resign  Full story

7. 'Birthday rule' leaves parents with $270K hospital bill  Full story

8. 2 patients die at Maryland hospital after oxygen valve mistakenly turned off  Full story

9. Click here to learn how Alcon achieved better sales and increased revenue by using configure, price and quote software.

10. Athenahealth settles kickback allegations for $18M+  Full story

11. Blue Shield of California to oversee state's COVID-19 vaccine distribution  Full story 

12. New Jersey physician gets 33 months in prison for role in $24M telemedicine scheme  Full story 

13. It costs a minimum of $25 each time an outpatient claim needs to be resolved. Click here to learn how to improve your outpatient hospital claim strategy and drive more revenue.

14. 17 healthcare companies offering most remote jobs  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates
• Vaccines administered 

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1. Cutting headcount alone won't transform costs. Read this eBook to learn what models are actually working for executives from 9 systems.

2. How to minimize the financial losses and promote surge preparedness — Lessons from a pandemic. Click here to download the e-book.

3. Hospital finance leaders must be "specifically specific." Download this guide to learn what that means.