1. Tennessee sees greatest COVID-19 case increase in 2 weeks: 10 states, ranked  Full story

2. CMS proposed outpatient payment rule for 2022: 7 things to know  Full story

3. Hospitals nationwide grapple with fewer beds, more COVID-19 patients  Full story

4. Recent study on ECM confirms technology alone is not enough to increase hand hygiene. Complementary behavioral interventions are essential to improvement.

5. Michigan nurses to strike July 28  Full story

6. Kaiser workers plan protest over job outsourcing  Full story

7. Patients will ask about medical bills. Help your providers answer their questions.

8. Walmart files to provide healthcare in 37 states as it pushes deeper into telehealth  Full story

9. UnitedHealthcare CMO departs for health chief role at digital health startup  Full story

10. 'Technical debt' catches up to CIOs who launched flawed tech to meet pandemic needs  Full story

11. Healthcare is complicated — contract management doesn't have to be. Join this virtual discussion to learn how to simplify business operations.

12. Houston Methodist confirms its 1st lambda variant case  Full story

13. Hospitals, health systems mandating vaccines for workers  Full story

14. Recent heat wave tied to spike in ED visits, CDC finds  Full story

15. 94% of hospitals still noncompliant with price transparency rule, study finds  Full story

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

• Test positivity rates 
• Vaccines administered 
• Population fully vaccinated 
   

Follow us on social media:
 Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn