1. 4 recent cancer care partnerships Full story

2. City of Hope to acquire Cancer Treatment Centers of America Full story

3. American Cancer Society names its first chief patient officer Full story

4. EHRs are essential — but they won’t solve staffing issues. See how Hartford Healthcare found a simple solution.  

5. 6 states account for 60% of US COVID-19 hospitalizations Full story

6. America's healthiest, unhealthiest states for 2021 Full story

7. Entice new patients with your robotics program — see how Lehigh Valley Health Network and Vail Health Hospital did it here.   

8. Alignment Medicare Advantage plan first to cover Galleri multi-cancer screening test Full story

9. 15 healthcare organizations suspending COVID-19 vaccination mandates Full story

10. 8 recent hospital, health system CEO moves Full story

11. Aligning people, policies + tech across sites can deliver impressive financial results. Click here to learn how CommonSpirit does it.  

12. American Cancer Society announces changes to board of directors: 7 things to know Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Cutting corners on medical device maintenance can backfire. Click here to learn what services are worth the upfront costs.

2. Still using paper fax to transmit patient data? Learn how switching to digital improves EHR workflows.

3. CMS mandating bundled payments requires hospital-physician synergy — here's how to achieve it.