1. Staff at hospitals in DC, Texas turn down COVID-19 vaccine  Full story

2. Mayo Clinic returns nearly half its federal COVID-19 aid  Full story

3. 10 hospitals seeking CFOs  Full story

4. How front-line providers are reshaping the pillars of patient safety. Click here to read the report.

5. Philadelphia health system merger clears latest FTC challenge  Full story

6. Congress passes COVID-19 relief, spending bill: Here's what hospitals should know  Full story

7. California health plan files for bankruptcy  Full story

8. WVU Health System to manage 203-bed hospital  Full story

9. 3 Must Reads: 

• What can CFOs learn from an analysis of more than 100M hospital transactions? Click here to read the 2020 Denials Index.
• The fight against healthcare turnover — A 5-chapter guide to improve retention and staff hard-to-fill positions. Click here to read the guide.
• Health system resilience: A tactical guide for building stronger organizations and reaching more patients. Click here to read more.

10. South Carolina health system CEO to step down after 12 years  Full story

11. CMS to audit hospitals for compliance with price transparency rule in January  Full story 

12. Texas hospital pays $48M to settle false claims allegations  Full story 

13. Does your organization have a digital, frictionless billing and payment system? Download this whitepaper to learn how to innovate the patient financial experience.

14. COVID-19 variant in UK spreads faster, officials say  Full story 

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

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

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Are your clinical assets generating the returns your health system needs? Download this white paper to learn how you can maximize your return on invested capital.

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3. 11 must-reads for hospital leaders looking to get the most out of their IT investments in 2021. Click here to read more.