1. 200 beds close as inpatient care ends at One Brooklyn hospital Full story

2. MercyOne Nebraska hospital closes Full story

3. 406-bed Arizona hospital exploring partnership with LifePoint Full story

4. Health system executives lower the total cost of care through MIS strategies, share how to win in a value-based environment. Full story

5. Nurse stabbed in chest at Alabama hospital Full story

6. A labor market full of churn: 4 healthcare takeaways Full story

7. Amid nurses' strike, federal lawmakers seek probe into Tenet's use of COVID-19 relief funds Full story

8. UVA Health acquires full ownership of 3 hospitals Full story

9. Hospital RCM teams should play offense, not defense. Click here to learn how to prevent denied claims.

10. National COVID-19 hospitalizations still dropping; delta variant may throw wrench in progress Full story

11. Centura Health offers employees $500 bonuses for getting vaccinated Full story

12. Where 13 health systems are investing their innovation dollars this year Full story

13. Patients will ask about medical bills. Help your providers answer them.

14. Iowa hospital exits MercyOne affiliation Full story

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

• Vaccines administered
• Population fully vaccinated
• Test positivity rates

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