1. CVS, Microsoft forge digital care partnership Full story

2. 5 health systems suspending vaccination mandates Full story

3. Pharmacists urge CMS to require fee for dispensing COVID-19 antivirals Full story

4. Aligning people, policies + tech across sites can deliver impressive financial results. Click here to learn how CommonSpirit does it

5. Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine works slightly better than Pfizer's, study says Full story

6. Louisiana pharmacy marketer sentenced in $180M fraud scheme Full story

7. EPCS benefits patients & providers, but compliance is difficult. Learn how Renown Health met the challenge.

8. PBMs' profits are increasing while their revenue sources remain unclear, report says Full story

9. Moderna loses appeal in COVID-19 vaccine patent case Full story

10. States where the omicron variant has been detected Full story

11. EHRs are essential — but they won’t solve staffing issues. See how Hartford Healthcare found a simple solution.

12. Booster uptake jumps as omicron spurs some experts to rethink stance on 3rd doses  Full story

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

• Population fully vaccinated
• Test positivity rates
• Hospitalizations
• Deaths

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Still using paper fax to transmit patient data? Learn how switching to digital improves EHR workflows.

2. CMS mandating bundled payments requires hospital-physician synergy — here's how to achieve it.

3. Hefty fines for not complying with price transparency are on the way. Here's how hospitals can avoid them.