1. Intermountain, SCL Health to merge into 33-hospital system  Full story

2. Recruiter pulled names from Craigslist to defraud CHS, Quorum, feds say  Full story

3. Detroit Medical Center CEO resigns  Full story 

4. The transition of care is starting to prove costly for health systems. Here's the finanicial lever hospitals are engaging to alleviate that.

5. Ascension, Vanderbilt eye expansions in same Tennessee city  Full story

6. Texas hospital says coding problem caused $555K COVID-19 billing error  Full story

7. The 50 largest public hospitals in America  Full story

8. Quorum to sell North Carolina hospital  Full story

9. 3 in 4 patients want online scheduling. Are you meeting their needs? Learn the state of patient access in a pandemic-changed world.

10. 9 health systems opening hospitals  Full story

11. Court approves antitrust settlement, capping Geisinger's stake in 132-bed hospital  Full story 

12. Anthem hit with federal penalty over plan spending  Full story 

13. Turn HHS rulings into opportunities. Learn how to meet your patients' price transparency expectations.

14. 125 unvaccinated employees leave IU Health  Full story

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

• Population fully vaccinated
• Vaccines administered
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Don't let poor data steer your patient engagement strategy in the wrong direction. Here's how to figure out what's working, what isn't and where to go from there.

2. What will healthcare look like in 10 years? Read this forecast to find out.

3. COVID-19 shifted how patients access care. Ensure your hybrid care model strikes the right balance with this guide.