1. 6 hospitals laying off workers  Full story

2. NorthShore, Edward Elmhurst in talks to create 9-hospital system  Full story

3. 'Doctors and hospitals are not in the blame and punishment business'  Full story

4. It's time for health systems to get ahead of labor costs. Click here to learn more.

5. Medical Properties Trust buys 5 Florida hospitals for $900M  Full story

6. OIG tags 820-bed Kentucky hospital for alleged billing errors  Full story

7. Labs unable to specify which COVID-19 variant patients have  Full story

8. Fortune: 25 top MBA programs  Full story

9. Chief quality officers on how they're preparing for CMS' new glycemic management measures. Here's what your hospital needs to know.

10. Delta variant creates setbacks in hospital financial recovery  Full story

11. 10 hospitals hiring VPs  Full story 

12. Florida physicians convene, urge unvaccinated to get COVID-19 shots  Full story 

13. Your team needs radical common sense. Learn why human understanding is the key to a more responsive health system.

14. 19 key financial benchmarks for health systems  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
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• Vaccines administered
• Hospitalizations
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