1. AdventHealth halfway through its $660M Epic install: 6 things to know Full story

2. 22 nonprofit hospitals hit with credit downgrades last year, Fitch says Full story

3. 14 highest-paid healthcare jobs in 2021 Full story

4. Like it or not, price transparency requirements have taken effect. Click here to join the conversation on how to quickly gain compliance.

5. Glassdoor: Best places to work in healthcare for 2021 Full story

6. CMS issues final rule for Medicare coverage of breakthrough technologies: 5 things to know Full story

7. Mercyhealth's Kimberly Scaccia on her top revenue cycle strategies for 2021, what keeps her inspired Full story

8. Don't Miss Learning Opportunities:

• The bridge between the consumer experience clinical care — How Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is engaged patients and detecting cancer early. Click here to attend the virtual event.
• Does your organization have a digital, frictionless billing and payment system? Download this white paper to learn how to innovate the patient financial experience.
• Does your health system have a digital engagement strategy that coincides with its transformation goals? Download this white paper to learn how Bon Secours Mercy Health formulated its digital backbone.

9. Americans increasingly paying medical bills through crowdfunding, study shows Full story

10. Montana physician gets prison time for drug kickback scheme Full story

11. HRSA updates definition of 'rural' to extend hospital grant eligibility Full story

12. Join us for Becker's February Health IT + Revenue Cycle Management Virtual Forum. Click here to register!

13. Northwell unit, Whole Foods sign direct contracting agreement Full story

14. Ascension to sell 7 Wisconsin hospitals, 21 clinics to Aspirus 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. 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.

2. Why risk fines and data breaches by delaying the archiving of your legacy system? Click here for the guide that outlines your options.

3. It’s going to be difficult for your laboratory to persist through the pandemic without the right IT tools. Download this white paper to understand which tools to adopt.