1. FTC drops challenge to Philadelphia health system merger  Full story

2. 18 hospital, health system executive moves  Full story 

3. House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package  Full story

4. IBM Watson Health understands clinicians have no time to waste. Click here to learn how its API and cloud technologies can deliver insights at the point of care.

5. UC Davis Health plans $3.75B expansion  Full story

6. Mayo Clinic annual revenue grows to $13.9B  Full story

7. Geisinger criticized for administering COVID-19 vaccines to employees' family members  Full story 

8. 7 latest healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements  Full story

9. Your expertise is wanted. Click here to see job openings for clinical, technial and leadership roles at health systems across the U.S.

10. Health insurers have to cover COVID-19 tests for asymptomatic people, CMS says  Full story

11.California medical board investigating surgeon who attended Zoom court hearing from operating room  Full story 

12. North Dakota hospital informs 1,500 patients of data breach  Full story 

13. Your hospital needs to make the right decisions at the right times. Click here to register for Becker's Enterprise Imaging Virtual Event and learn how to ensure the right calls gets made.

14. J&J vaccine available in 1-2 days, CEO says — 5 COVID-19 updates  Full story 

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

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• Death rates
• Vaccines administered 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. How does your health system select its partners? Click here to learn how to pursue strategic partnerships that are built to last.

2. How ready is your hospital to comply with CMS's new interoperability and patient access rule? Click here to learn how to efficiently implement the necessary changes.

3. The COVID-19 vaccine is here and patients have questions. Click here to ensure a smooth rollout with communication templates from this E-Book.