1. Biogen 19th drugmaker to shirk access in 340B program, nonprofit says Full story

2. 'Patent thickets' are driving up drug costs, Kaiser leader says Full story

3. 1st patient to receive base editing gene therapy in remission Full story

4. Health systems are finally getting ahead of inefficiencies. Here's how SSM Health solved uneven patient loads & workload imbalances.

5. Joint Commission surveys to include safety briefings in 2023 Full story

6. Study hints at promise of mRNA technology for cancer treatment Full story

7. It's easy for costly adverse drug events to slip through the cracks in overwhelmed EDs. Get 3 steps to prevent it here.

8. Flu activity, state by state Full story

9. Lawmakers probe Pfizer's planned market price for its COVID-19 vaccine Full story

10. Inmate shot, killed in Texas hospital ER Full story

11. There's no reason pharmacy staff should still be playing phone tag to confirm medication history. See how Cone Health cut the inefficiency.

12. WellSpan Health to integrate patient genomic data into EHR Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. OR closures will cost hospitals billions in 2022 — Hospitals must do more with less. Here's how 3 hospitals achieved greater efficiency in the OR with fewer surgical staff.

2. Achieving sepsis quality improvements shouldn't take long. This hospital saved $384,000K + boosted compliance by 20% in just 4 months. Here's how.

3. Spine surgeons want better performing interbody cages. A new porous PEEK technology will become the gold standard. See this white paper with key findings from in-vitro and in-vivo studies.