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4. From health system staff to health plan members, healthcare should work for everyone. What's the hold up? Help us get answers by participating in Becker's 2022 survey for health system benefit managers and provider-sponsored health plans. 

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7. Your infusion center is sitting on unused capacity. Here's how to unlock it.

8. University of Pennsylvania to launch tuition-free program for nurse practitioners  Full story

9. Judge orders Tower Health to restart sale of 2 closed hospitals  Full story

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11. 2022 arrived with a new bundle of health tech hazards. Learn how to protect your patients and organization from the top 10 threats.

12. HHS awards $55M to increase virtual care access  Full story

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14. 4 possible scenarios for the pandemic's next act  Full story

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