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2. UnitedHealth, Change Healthcare strike timing agreement with DOJ: 5 things to know  Full story

3. Ransomware gang hits Accenture, threatens to post data online  Full story

4. Infusion center scheduling is a game of Tetris. Here's how Novant Health played it right.

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6. Why Geisinger's IT services are getting 'skinnier'  Full story

7. Don't let the term 'elective' fool you, physicians urge the public  Full story

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

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

10. Cedars-Sinai uses EHR to link vulnerable patients to social services  Full story

11. 17,000 Catholic Health patients added to those affected by CaptureRx ransomware attack  Full story

12. CommonSpirit Health mandates COVID-19 vaccination for employees in 21 states  Full story

13. Searching for data wastes clinicians' time. Click here to learn how the right tech puts that time back into their day.

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

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