1. Record number of patients caught COVID-19 in hospital last month  Full story

2. The hospital-at-home waiting game  Full story

3. California 1st state to debut plan that treats COVID-19 as endemic  Full story

4. Trying to decrease disparities and increase vaccination rates in communities of color? The SHC DRIVE program helped one health system reach their target numbers by more than 90%. Learn More

5. FTC, Rhode Island AG will sue to block Lifespan, Care New England merger  Full story

6. FTC probe of pharmacy benefit managers stalled after tie vote  Full story

7. Clinical decision support systems are crucial in managing healthcare's worsening labor shortage. Is yours up to the task? Click here to find out. 

8. Colorado deactivates crisis standards of care for healthcare staffing  Full story

9. Most CVS pharmacies to close for daily lunch breaks  Full story

10. 9 hospitals ending services, closing departments  Full story

11. The fallout related to surgical backlogs has hit healthcare finances hard. Click here for strategies to make up the budget deficit.

12. Dignity Health names CEO for 2 California hospitals  Full story

13. Physician accused of repeatedly striking patient at Florida hospital  Full story

14. 32% of healthcare organizations planning on giving raises of over 3%  Full story

15. Stats by state: 

• COVID-19 hospitalization rates
• COVID-19 test positivity rates
• Percentage of population fully vaccinated
• COVID-19 death rates
• ICU utilization
• Staffing shortages
• Booster rates
• COVID-19 vaccination rates up/down
• COVID-19 cases trend

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1. Supply chain breakdowns are disrupting your organization. Click here for 11 financial trends affecting providers & what comes next.

2. There's 1 simple thing clinicians can do to resolve harm events quicker. Find out what it is here.

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