1. CHS to end Mississippi hospital lease 14 years early  Full story

2. 10 states with the most, fewest COVID-19 restrictions  Full story

3. St. Louis hospital sells for $18M  Full story

4. 2021 and the future of physician compensation. Click here to attend the live discussion.

5. 10 hospitals seeking CFOs  Full story

6. Henry Ford Health, Michigan State strike 30-year partnership  Full story

7. 7 plead guilty in $931M telemedicine fraud scheme  Full story

8. US hospitals lost $22.3B delaying elective surgeries, study estimates  Full story

9. With a clinician shortage and cost crisis looming, how should hospitals approach staffing? Click here to find out.

10. 3 healthcare executive actions expected from Biden this week  Full story

11. California investigating death of resident hours after getting COVID-19 vaccine  Full story 

12. Texas hospital CEO to resign  Full story 

13. Specificity is the new black: How granular insights create big changes in reimbursement.

14. 19 recent hospital, health system credit rating actions  Full story 

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

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1. The 5 phases of a third-party data breach + prevention strategies for hospitals. Click here to read more.

2. 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.

3. 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.