1. 15 hospitals laying off workers  Full story

2. Ousted California hospital CEO arrested on felony charges  Full story

3. Financial turnaround firm makes unsolicited $250M bid for Care New England  Full story

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

5. Trump to sign executive order on COVID-19 vaccines  Full story

6. 10 hospitals seeking CFOs  Full story

7. Couple arrested after knowingly boarding plane with COVID-19, police say  Full story

8. ProMedica asks court to toss antitrust lawsuit  Full story

9. 3 Must Reads: 

• Not getting the most out of your organization's surgical service lines? This report outlines the three things you need to recalibrate your delivery of high-quality care.
• Don't risk putting off archiving legacy systems. Click here to learn how to do it quickly and securely using today's Cloud technologies.
• The key to a more financially productive primary care practice is the membership-based model. Click here to learn how 1,100 successful practices have followed that path.

10. WellSpan Health names new CFO  Full story

11. The most, least expensive states for an ER visit  Full story 

12. 5 hospital deals challenged by the federal government in 2020  Full story 

13. Are you prepared to reduce capital spending on equipment cutting operational costs? Click here to learn strategies regarding total cost of ownership.

14. 'No way rural hospitals can afford to pay that': Many hospitals raising travel nurse pay amid COVID-19 surges  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. What do nearly 4k patients say about the healthcare financial experience? Click here to see the results of the 2020 survey.

2. What will be the pandemic's biggest effects in the years to come? Click here to learn what healthcare leaders think.

3. The fight against healthcare turnover — A 5-chapter guide to improve retention and staff hard-to-fill positions. Click here to read the guide.