1. Maryland hospital reports IT outage after ransomware attack Full story

2. Top priorities for CIOs as COVID-19 spikes Full story

3. Mercy employee wrongfully viewed medical records: 4 details Full story

4. From clipboards to tablets: Building healthcare's digital infrastructure. Click here to read more. 

5. Dr. Atul Gawande on why COVID-19 vaccinations will test American society Full story

6. Biden picks Xavier Becerra as HHS secretary Full story

7. Maryland launches central data system to track state's open hospital beds: 6 details Full story

8. Avera Health hospital transitions to Meditech EHR: 3 notes Full story

9. 3 Must Reads 

• Activate clinicians and cut preventable readmission by 18% with quicker communication. Click here to learn how. 
• Does your organization know which factors will shape telehealth’s future trajectory? Download this ebook find out.
• What can the COVID-19 responses of 7 hospitals and health systems tell us about the future of healthcare? Click here to find out. 

10. Chicago health department, Rush University Medical Center partner on COVID-19 data resource hub Full story

11. AI mimics recruiter gender bias against women, study warns Full story

12. Fitbit replaces some smartwatches over ECG issues: 4 details Full story

13. Purdue University, Cincinnati Children's Hospital & more systems join data initiative for COVID-19 drug discovery Full story

14. One healthcare partnership propelled primary and specialty care virtual visits to new heights during the pandemic. Click here to learn why their strategy paid off for patients. 

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

• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates
• Test positivity rate + new cases

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Are you still capturing informed consent on paper? Find out how going mobile improves workflow, improves patient satisfaction.

2. Is your health system in compliance with the new CMS Condition of Participation? Click here for a compliance checklist and to find out if you meet minimum requirements.

3. Why universal patient decolonization is key in the age of COVID-19. Click here to download the whitepaper.