1. 31 numbers that show how big Epic, Cerner, Allscripts & Meditech are in healthcare  Full story

2. 9 hospitals laying off workers  Full story

3. Has the meaning of 'technology' lost its touch? Why we need a new way to describe innovation  Full story

4. What healthcare IT companies must provide to support the future of primary care.

5. Intermountain expands telehealth services through air medical transportation acquisition  Full story

6. Optum's 8 biggest health IT acquisitions, investments in the past year  Full story

7. 1 dead in shooting at Ohio hospital, police say  Full story

8. Major DC health plan hacked, affecting 200,000: 7 details  Full story

9. Health IT and the modern health plan — How to deliver members the experience they deserve and stay ahead of market trends. Click here to attend the live virtual discussion.

10. Fully vaccinated but COVID-19 positive? 5 notes on breakthrough case prevalence  Full story

11. What Microsoft's $20B Nuance acquisition means for big tech's healthcare push: 7 details  Full story

12. These 9 health systems are the best to work for, per Fortune  Full story

13. Remote work + telehealth beyond COVID-19 — experts answer lingering questions about healthcare's future during this virtual discussion. Join here.

14. Cape Cod Healthcare upgrades system to accept $400K bitcoin donation  Full story

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

• Test positivity rates
• Death rates
• Vaccines administered

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