1. COVID-19 deaths spike in South, West; CDC requires negative test for air travelers entering US — 4 updates Full story

2. FDA deputy commissioner to step down Full story

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

• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest
• Death rates
• Hospitalizations
• Test positivity rates
• Cases

4. Like it or not, price transparency requirements have taken effect. Click here to join the conversation on how to quickly gain compliance.

5. Glassdoor: Best places to work in healthcare for 2021 Full story

6. 14 highest-paid healthcare jobs in 2021 Full story

7. Don't Miss Leaning Opportunities:

• How strong is your organization’s digital front door? Click here to learn how to create an omni-channel experience that increases efficiency and patient satisfaction.
• Outsourcing can be an innovative way to stay competitive in today's hospital market. Click here to learn how one health system achieved this via a strategic revenue cycle partnership.
• How to minimize the financial loses and promote surge preparedness — Lessons from a pandemic. Click here to download the e-book. 

8. 10 hospitals hiring CEOs Full story

9. Ex-Broward Health exec facing bribery, money-laundering charges Full story

10. How the nation's largest outpatient provider transformed its supply chain amid the pandemic. Click here to attend the live virtual discussion.

11. What the incoming CDC director wants Americans to know Full story

12. Texas health system CEO says staff COVID-19 vaccinations, 'hope' bonus well-received Full story

13. When will smell, taste come back? 5 COVID-19 questions answered Full story

14. Tenet adds 12th board member Full story

15. 6 recent hospital, health system executive retirements Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. There's a surplus of healthcare data, but does your health system know how to extract insights from it? Click here to learn data-driven, practical ways to innovate and increase efficiency.

2. The healthcare real estate landscape is changing: 3 trends and 1 investment strategy all physician owners should know. Click here to read the guide.

3. Does your organization have a digital, frictionless billing and payment system? Download this white paper to learn how to innovate the patient financial experience.