1. Purported biotech exec charged with selling untested 'COVID-19 vaccine'  Full story

2. Biden's pandemic plan: 10 things to know  Full story

3. Mayo, Cleveland Clinic, Northwell have 130+ IT job openings  Full story

4. The bridge between the consumer experience clinical care — How Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is engaging patients and detecting cancer early. Click here to attend the virtual event.

5. Billionaire sells $302M of CHS stock  Full story

6. Biden's COVID-19 executive orders prioritize data-driven approach: 5 things to know  Full story

7. Lawsuit accuses Cigna of using COVID-19 hospital surge to deny claims  Full story

8. UnitedHealthcare, Humana & more: 7 payers expanding telehealth strategies  Full story

9. Good digital transactions start with identity verification. Click here to find out how healthcare organizations can start to address that challenge.

10. 1 year later: How COVID-19 data issues have persisted since beginning of pandemic  Full story

11. 8 hospitals seeking RCM talent  Full story

12. Weekly hospitalizations dip after 16-week increase; vaccines appear less effective against South Africa strain -- 6 COVID-19 updates   Full story

13. 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.

14. Tech issues limiting COVID-19 vaccine sign-ups for rural, senior Michigan residents  Full story

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

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

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. The healthcare real estate landscape is changing: 3 trends and 1 investment strategy all physician owners should know. Click here to read the guide.

2. How to minimize the financial losses and promote surge preparedness — Lessons from a pandemic. Click here to download the e-book.

3. CIOs, CMIOs and CNIOs championed health systems’ shift to telehealth amid the early pandemic. Download this whitepaper to learn how they successfully executed the shift to virtual.