1. Mass General Brigham, Tufts Medical Center COVID-19 vaccine signup systems crash from heavy traffic Full story

2. Johns Hopkins develops COVID-19 vaccine data dashboard: 4 details Full story

3. Hospitals grow tense over who gets vaccinated, how it's decided Full story

4. The cyberthreat landscape: Steps and best practices for better data safety. Click here to download the guide. 

5. HHS begins daily COVID-19 snapshot reports with new data Full story

6. Officials shut down fake Moderna, Regeneron websites that allegedly stole users' info for cyberattacks Full story

7. The Solarwinds breach — What do CIOs need to do now? Full story

8. CDC group recommends next priorities for COVID-19 vaccine: Ages 75+, front-line essential workers Full story

9. How strong is your organization’s digital front door? Click here to learn how to create an omni-channel experience that increases efficiency and patient satisfaction.

10. COVID-19 variant in UK spreads faster, officials say Full story

11. HHS updates HIPAA guidance for health information exchanges sharing PHI: 4 details Full story

12. Philips makes $2.8B acquisition to strengthen cardiac business: 5 details Full story

13. Congress inks deal for $900B relief package; Moderna vaccine to reach some hospitals today — 7 COVID-19 updates Full story

14. 3 Must Reads

• A paper-based informed consent process can put your system at legal and financial risk. Click here to learn how one health system made it mobile.
• How Spectrum Health, Duke University Health System and others are taking a more comprehensive approach to workforce management. Click here to read more.
• Does your laboratory have the right IT tools to weather the COVID-19 storm? Download this whitepaper to understand which tools will help you face challenges most efficiently.

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. A paper-based informed consent process can put your system at legal and financial risk. Click here to learn how one health system made it mobile.

2. 1/3 of primary care physicians aren't notified when their patient is hospitalized. Click here to learn how to drive down readmissions through better communication. 

3. What a decade of claims data says about the state of patient safety. Click here to read the full report.