1. CVS Aetna voluntarily dismisses litigation with Mednax Full story

2. Surgeons balk at CMS' payment rule update Full story

3. 30+ hospitals, health systems mandating vaccines for workers Full story

4. Patients will ask about medical bills. Help your providers answer them.

5. Waystar to acquire patient payment tech provider Patientco Full story

6. The 7 highest-paid health system CEOs Full story

7. New York hospital seeking financial turnaround advice Full story

8. 11 health systems seeking RCM talent Full story

9. Hospital RCM teams should play offense, not defense. Click here to learn how to prevent denied claims.

10. Where 11 health systems rank among the best places to work in IT Full story

11. Louisiana hospital skirts $200M Epic EHR implementation by seeking affiliation Full story

12. Baptist Health postpones some elective surgeries amid COVID-19 uptick Full story

13. Healthcare staffing needs a reckoning. Learn how to rethink your workforce model and why not doing so will cost you more.

14. Healthcare billing fraud: 6 recent suits, settlements Full story

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Becker's Learning Opportunities

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