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3. LifePoint, Kindred to create new company with 79 hospitals: 8 things to know  Full story

4. Better match OR availability with staffing and anesthesia constraints. Recover, on average, 33 unused blocks per OR per year and and improve your hospital’s financial performance by $500k per OR per year just by streamlining your OR scheduling process. Click to learn more.

5. Kaiser defrauded Medicare of $1B, Justice Department alleges  Full story

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7. What does a future-proof health system look like? Click here to find out. 

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Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. A different approach to ECG cables reduced hospital acquired infections in California — learn how.

2. COVID-19 shifted how patients access care. Ensure your hybrid care model strikes the right balance with this guide.

3. Beat slow payer responses and shrinking margins with a new denial strategy. Read about Yale New Haven's here.