1. 22 recent hospital, health system executive moves  Full story

2. Biden selects HHS, CDC leaders  Full story

3. Sanford, Intermountain halt merger talks  Full story

4. Calling all CFOs - We'd love your feedback in the 2020 Employee Benefits/Health Plan Survey for Hospitals and Health Systems.

5. Mississippi hospital CEO defends holding in-person fundraiser for governor amid COVID-19 surge  Full story

6. Walmart to sell at-home COVID-19 test kits  Full story

7. Financial updates from Ascension, Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser + 6 other systems  Full story

8. Baylor Scott & White to lay off 102 employees, outsource jobs to India  Full story

9. 3 Must Reads: 

• 5 pillars for HAI prevention — what hospital leaders should know about the power of clean. Click here to find fact sheets and best practices.
   
• Glycemic control is critical for managing all patients, especially during the COVID-19 crisis. Click here to learn best practices to improve patient outcomes.
   
• Why universal patient decolonization is key in the age of COVID-19. Click here to download the whitepaper. 

10. Arizona hospital CEO resigns; CFO named interim replacement  Full story

11. 9 health systems opening hospitals  Full story 

12. Keep bonus criteria for alternative payment models, 500+ ACOs, providers tell Congress  Full story 

13. The right technology can automate several AR processes. Click here to learn how to boost collections and efficiency.

14. 6 latest healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements  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. Is your health system in compliance with the new CMS Condition of Participation? Click here for a compliance checklist and to find out if you meet minimum requirements. 

2. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare organizations must learn to quickly pivot to the new normal and bolster their preparedness efforts for the future. Click here to learn more.

3. Surgical backlogs plagued nearly every health system in 2020. Click here to learn how some of the best systems navigated that change.