1. How UnitedHealth plans to make Optum a $100B business  Full story

2. North Carolina system to sever ties with Atrium, join UNC Health  Full story

3. Kaiser to pay $11.5M to settle racial discrimination class-action suit  Full story

4. Your service recovery approach is likely outdated. Experts share the tactics turning patients into promotors during this live virtual discussion.

5. 5 recent hospital, health system executive retirements  Full story

6. Maine may be facing 'syndemic,' top health official says  Full story

7. Average incentive bonus for 19 physician specialties  Full story

8. Glenview Capital offloads Tenet shares  Full story 

9. It's time to take value-based care from acceptable to exceptional. Click here to learn how tech-powered personalized medicine can supercharge quality care.

10. Forbes' top 27 hospitals for diversity  Full story 

11. Male physicians see 30% larger paychecks than their female colleagues  Full story 

12. Drug spending is climbing amid the pandemic, but not at hospitals  Full story 

13. Healthcare workers need real-time access to tools and information to excel. A better digital employee experience is possible. Click here to get started.

14. Florida medical group fires employee who diverted patients' blood samples, stole PHI  Full story 

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1. The simple solutions providers are using to uncomplicate patient referrals — click here for insight from the brief report.

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