1. Hospitals, clinicians urge Trump administration to share COVID-19 data with Biden team Full story

2. Mercy Iowa City email hack exposed info of 60,000 patients: 4 details Full story

3. 900+ Mayo Clinic workers diagnosed with COVID-19 in past 2 weeks Full story

4. The telehealth strategy playbook for 2021 and beyond: 4 key articles for health system execs

5. Ohio hospital still bringing computers back online 2 months after IT incident Full story

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

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7. 'You can't cut or shrink your way to greatness': University of Chicago Medical Center CFO on managing finances amid the pandemic Full story

8. UC Irvine Medical Center adds nearly $1M to cybersecurity partnership Full story

9. Challenged by the resumption of surgery during a COVID-19 surge? Click here to learn how hospital execs from across the country have achieved success. 

10. Top US cybersecurity official fired: 4 details Full story

11. Who leads Allscripts? 5 execs to know Full story

12. Texas health system recruiting medical technologists for COVID-19 testing: 4 notes Full story

13. Viewpoint: 2 existing technologies that should be part of the US pandemic response Full story

14. Anticipate patient needs in 2020 to thrive in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape. Join this virtual discussion for more on transforming the patient experience. 

15. US daily death toll highest since May; Pfizer's vaccine 95% effective — 7 COVID-19 updates Full story

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