1. HCA disputes investment group's claims, defends ER admission rates  Full story

2. Hospital adjusted expenses per inpatient day across 50 states  Full story

3. Pennsylvania cancer hospital to lay off 365 workers  Full story

4. Healthcare revenue cycle management must respond to shifting consumerism and patient engagement trends. Click here to learn how.

5. 10 hospitals seeking CFOs  Full story

6. Florida governor outlaws COVID-19 vaccine passports: 3 details  Full story

7. Wisconsin hospital replaces anesthesiologists with CRNAs  Full story

8. Despite tax breaks, nonprofit hospitals not matching charity care of for-profit counterparts  Full story

9. Your access strategy has blind spots. Get to know your patients' needs here.

10. 5 state economies hit hardest by COVID-19  Full story

11. California reports 'double mutant' variant 1st detected in India  Full story 

12. SSM Health assumes operations of Oklahoma hospital  Full story 

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

14. 8 recent hospital, health system executive retirements  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
• Death rates
• Vaccines administered

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1. What would a 20% increase in billable charge volume look like for your organization? Read how to get there + increase revenue here.

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