1. CMS' outpatient payment rule for 2021: 5 things to know  Full story

2. 8 health systems with strong finances  Full story

3. 577 VCU Health employees join Ensemble Health in RCM outsource  Full story

4. Calling all Finance & Revenue Cycle Leaders - We'd love your feedback by participating in the 2020 Financial Conversation Survey for Hospitals and Health Systems. Click here to participate.

5. Tennessee hospital blames involuntary diversion for closure  Full story

6. Montefiore alerts patients of privacy breach linked to billing scam: 4 details  Full story

7. Biden narrows picks to lead HHS, FDA  Full story

8. What do nearly 4k patients say about the healthcare financial experience? Click here to see the results of the 2020 survey.

9. Viewpoint: Congress must prevent 'devastating' Medicare reimbursement cuts  Full story

10. COVID-19 sidelines 1,100 Cleveland Clinic workers  Full story

11. Prior authorization, denials contribute to clinician burnout, AHA says  Full story 

12. The right technology can automate several AR processes. Click here to learn how to boost collections and efficiency.

13. Moody's revises for-profit hospital outlook to stable, warns of cost-management difficulty  Full story 

14. 12 insurers extending COVID-19 cost-sharing waivers into 2021  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Help your patients feel safe when returning for care they delayed by employing these action items. Click here for a roadmap to recovery.

2. Continuous clinical surveillance may be the key to mitigating adverse events for good. Click here to lean more. 

3. Is your health system in compliance with the new CMS Condition of Participation? Click here for a compliance checklist and to find out if you meet minimum requirements.