1. Ascension reports $1.8B annual loss  Full story

2. 10 recent hospital, health system CEO moves  Full story

3. Pandemic 'is not where it was,' Biden clarifies  Full story

4. Leading health systems that have a revenue cycle partnership see up to 40% increase in patient satisfaction and up to 20% reduction in cost to collect. Read how.

5. 'Already a three-headed dragon': Medical groups rebuke judge's approval of UnitedHealth, Change merger  Full story

6. Michigan health system merges with Trinity Health  Full story

7. 500+ Infusion Centers are increasing patient access by 15% while lowering wait times by 30%. Find out how.

8. Stabbing of nurse prompts California hospital to intensify security  Full story

9. War for talent: Hospital CIOs detail the challenges of retaining IT pros  Full story

10. HCA opens North Carolina hospital  Full story

11. Payers, private equity and even health systems see the value in shifting procedures to ASCs, but are ASCs ready for increased patient acuity? Hear from 3 physician leaders to prepare. 

12. Houston Methodist not mandating updated booster for workers  Full story

13. The polio vaccination loophole: Human negligence  Full story

14. Uninsured, publicly insured more likely to report negative care experiences  Full story

15. 7 recent healthcare job postings at Amazon
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Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. There's a way out of the patient experience crisis. Leaders from Ochsner Health, RWJBarnabas Health + more share how to get there in this brief report. 

2. Every health system wants to accelerate its research. Starting with synthetic data can jump start the process. Find out how here. 

3. Few healthcare companies can efficiently adapt in today's environment. Get 3 steps to  strengthen organizational agility here. 

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