1. UPMC defends billing, surgery practices in battle with feds  Full story

2. SSM Health ditches deal to sell Missouri hospital to Quorum  Full story

3. Former Texas hospital workers demand jobs back after governor bans vaccination mandates  Full story

4. Getting paid shouldn't be complicated. Learn how to simplify reimbursements + overcome denials.

5. Boston Children's wants to acquire Franciscan Children's in move to upgrade mental healthcare  Full story

6. Healthcare has lost half a million workers since 2020  Full story

7. Michigan health system to join Marshfield Clinic  Full story

8. Optum sues former employees for allegedly stealing health data  Full story

9. Ascension built a frictionless revenue cycle. The system's Chief Revenue Officer will share how during this virtual session.

10. CommonSpirit CEO Lloyd Dean to retire in 2022: 10 things to know  Full story

11. Mayo Clinic in Florida invests $400M+ in expansions: 5 projects to know  Full story 

12. How 4,676 patients ranked 8 telehealth providers  Full story 

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

14. Vaccination-related employee departures at 27 hospitals, health systems  Full story 

15. Survey: 1 in 4 consumers know what 'value-based care' means  Full story 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Paying physicians is complicated. Here's how your hospital can simplify the process.

2. 18,000 consumers weighed in on customer experience preferences. Here are 4 need-to-know takeaways for healthcare organizations.

3. Do your diversity and inclusion efforts touch vendor sourcing? Here's why they should.