1. Sanford Health CEO: I've had COVID-19, won't wear a mask as 'symbolic gesture'  Full story

2. Mayo Clinic's operating income falls 51% through Q3  Full story

3. 9 latest lawsuits involving hospitals  Full story

4. Planning for 2021 looks like nothing we've seen before. Click here to join healthcare execs as they share their revenue cycle strategies for the new year.

5. 53 hospitals postponing elective procedures amid the COVID-19 resurgence  Full story

6. Medicare overpaid Michigan hospital $550K, OIG says  Full story

7. Banner Health's operating income up 32%  Full story

8. Your input is needed! Becker's Healthcare is hosting a survey focused on healthcare priorities for 2021. Click here to fill out the 5 minute survey to receive a complementary badge to a Becker's conference and an e-book of the findings.

9. 19 provider groups urge Congress to lower Quality Payment Program requirements  Full story

10. Houston physician sentenced to prison for $17M billing fraud  Full story

11. Novant, UNC Health plan med school campus in Charlotte  Full story 

12. How to build a holistic revenue recovery strategy. Click here to download the step-by-step guide.

13. COVID-19 surge forces Indiana hospital to divert ambulances for 2nd time in 20 years  Full story 

14. 50 top cardiovascular hospitals for 2021, ranked by IBM Watson Health  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
• Hospitalizations
• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest
• Death rates

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Crisis management, the cloud and the CIO — A technology-focused overview of healthcare's rapid response to COVID-19.

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