1. Allscripts finalizes $1.35B CarePort Health sale  Full story

2. Minnesota health system hit by ransomware attack: 4 details  Full story

3. 90 arrested in crackdown on COVID-19 'super spreader' events in California  Full story

4. Health system leaders should ask these 5 questions before purchasing an IoT device. Click here to read more.

5. 10 biggest patient data breaches in 2020  Full story

6. Medical device company CEO charged with fraud in alleged COVID-19 test scam  Full story

7. Northwestern Memorial worker may have improperly viewed 682 patients' records  Full story

8. 5 things we still don't know about COVID-19  Full story

9. 3 Must Reads: 

• Don't risk putting off archiving legacy systems. Click here to learn how to do it quickly and securely using today’s Cloud technologies.
• Community health systems can achieve more from the innovations they create themselves. Click here to learn how the right technology makes that possible.
• Still calling your patients? Click here to find out why texting them will bring about better results for your practice.

10. Who leads Conifer Health: 5 people to know  Full story

11. Arizona county's COVID-19 vaccine rollout 'dramatically slowed' by IT system glitches  Full story

12. Police arrest Wisconsin pharmacist accused of damaging COVID-19 vaccines on purpose  Full story

13. Administering COVID-19 vaccines will present clinical workflow challenges for health systems. Click here to learn how intelligent automation can streamline the process.

14. 10 hospitals that outsourced RCM functions in 2020  Full story

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

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

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Does your health system have a digital engagement strategy that coincides with its transformation goals? Download this whitepaper to learn how Bon Secours Mercy Health formulated its digital backbone.

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

3. 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.