1. 11 top client-rated RCM solutions, ranked by Black Book Full story

2. CommonSpirit quarterly revenue tops $8.5B Full story

3. 152 Congressional leaders push back on surprise-billing rule Full story

4. Computer-assisted coding has barely moved the needle on EHR and revenue cycle optimization. Find out why AI is better and how you can take your revenue cycle to the next level.

5. Payers, providers seeing more cut contracts: 5 takeaways Full story

6. Appeals court in Ohio to hear challenges to federal vaccination mandate for businesses Full story

7. 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent Full story

8. 15 recent CMS actions Full story

9.  Losing patients is costly, but preventable. Experts from CommonSpirit Health and Johns Hopkins share how to boost patient retention during this discussion. 

10. Luminis Health taps Cedar for patient billing experience Full story

11. Cigna, BCBS name new leaders & 3 other exec payer moves Full story

12. Lawmakers urge White House to probe alleged price gouging by staffing agencies Full story

13. Patients are exhausted, not empowered by your revenue cycle. Here's how to make the shift. 

14. COVID-19 cases up in 29 states, down in 18, flat in 3 Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. There are 3 steps needed to improve the patient financial experience — learn them here.

2. Medical knowledge doubles every 73 days. Learn 3 ways to help your clinical teams keep up here.

3. Don't let poor data steer your patient engagement strategy in the wrong direction. Here's how to figure out what's working, what isn't and where to go from there.