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2. US nearing omicron peak, Mayo Clinic model shows  Full story

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4. Over one-third of harm events, accounting for almost 40% of costs, are a result of communication breakdowns among clinical care teams. Watch the webinar.

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6. Viewpoint: Many unvaccinated, critical COVID-19 patients still distrust those caring for them  Full story

7. Incomplete identity management sabotages seamless experiences and disrupts loyalty. Learn the CDP data unification strategies shaping new hospital business models.

8. Texas healthcare workers must be fully vaccinated by March 21, per CMS mandate  Full story

9. HCA hit with antitrust lawsuit in Florida  Full story

10. Mayo Clinic wins domain name dispute with porn site  Full story

11. It's time to take control of your data. Learn the 5 building blocks of a successful analytics program here.

12. 8 recent hospital, health system CEO moves  Full story

13. Americans out sick because of COVID-19 reaches nearly 9 million  Full story

14. 122 organizations stand against California single-payer coverage proposal  Full story

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

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