1. Optum quietly revamps online pharmacy, sells virtual care for cash  Full story

2. 14 recent hospital, health system executive moves  Full story

3. CMS holding off on hospital price disclosure penalties  Full story

4. A proactive outpatient remittance model improves the hospital's bottom line and positively impacts the patient experience.

5. Delta variant 'burning through' Nashville; hospitalizations up 900% in 6 weeks statewide  Full story

6. California surgeon cleared in $500M fraud case  Full story

7. Ohio medical center says nurses got CEO's bonus wrong on billboard  Full story

8. Anthem partners with CareMax to open 50 medical centers  Full story

9. Should you fuse identity and access tools? Hear why the CIO of this 700-bed system says yes

10. 10 hospitals planning upgrades, expansions  Full story

11. Viewpoint: Remote employees may get left behind in the hybrid office  Full story 

12. 5 latest hospital lawsuits, settlements  Full story 

13. Learn how point-of-order advice on every test kept this Illinois system from overordering.

14. 'We are breakable': Alabama hospital delaying some surgeries amid COVID-19 surge  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
• Population fully vaccinated
• Vaccines administered
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. COVID-19 altered the retirement timetable. Read the 2021 Retirement Survey Report to learn how health systems can respond.

2. Your hospital's vendor access is probably disorganized. Here's how to standardize it + ensure HIPPA compliance. 

3. No coding skills? No problem. Learn how leaders can harness no-code software to transform healthcare workflows in this 5-part guide.