1. State-by-state breakdown of 897 hospitals at risk of closing  Full story

2. Google dedicates $150M to COVID-19 vaccine education, opens vaccination sites at US offices  Full story

3. Trump was given 'parallel data' on COVID-19 pandemic, Birx says  Full story

4. 76% of patients will soon use telehealth. Read how video is shaping the future of telemedicine

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6. 1,900 Moderna vaccine doses spoiled at Boston hospital after freezer is unplugged  Full story

7.  Most EHR vendors still applying information-blocking practices, study finds  Full story

8. UPMC worker vaccination policy draws attention of state lawmakers  Full story

9. Was your hospital affected by mass cancellations of nonurgent procedures in 2020? Click here to learn how to better manage the surgery backlog in 2021.

10. Assume UK variant is deadlier, Fauci says — 9 COVID-19 updates  Full story 

11. 2 masks better than one, some experts say  Full story

12. Private equity pushes into healthcare: 8 latest deals  Full story

13. 2021 and the future of physician compensation. Click here to attend the live discussion.

14. Health innovation insider: 7 rapid-fire Qs with Ascension's innovation chief Eduardo Conrado  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 

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