1. Tennessee hospital shuts down  Full story

2. New Sanford Health CEO shakes up leadership team  Full story

3. FTC seeks emergency halt to Philadelphia hospital merger  Full story

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

5. New York hospital fires employee for refusing flu shot  Full story

6. CMS proposes new rule to simplify prior authorizations  Full story 

7. California suspends Medicaid payments to Borrego Health after FBI raid  Full story

8. New Mexico suspends elective surgeries, opens door for care rationing  Full story

9. Your input is needed! Becker's Healthcare is hosting a survey focused on Hospital Readiness in 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.

10. Pfizer vaccine nears emergency approval; daily COVID-19 deaths may surpass 9/11 toll for months, Redfield says — 5 updates  Full story

11. A look at the most expensive hospital construction projects in 2020  Full story 

12. 25 hospital CEO resignations in 2020  Full story 

13. 3 Must Reads: 

• How well do you understand consumer attitudes toward medical billing and payment? Download this whitepaper to discover how patients approach and interpret healthcare bills.
• Don't risk putting off archiving legacy systems. Click here to learn how to do it quickly and securely using today’s Cloud technologies.
• Are you still capturing informed consent on paper? Find out how going mobile improves workflow, improves patient satisfaction.

14. HHS proposes HIPAA changes: 7 things to know  Full story 

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

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

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