1. CMS lifts COVID-19 nursing home visitation restrictions, increases survey oversights Full story

2. Jefferson Health, Bayada announce joint home healthcare venture Full story

3. Snapshot of 3 states with the highest jumps in COVID-19 hospitalizations Full story

4. Need help managing your Medicare spend? Join this upcoming webinar to learn Sound Physicians' lessons from managing $10 billion in at-risk spending and get tips for replicating great results.  

5. Genesis Healthcare announces leadership, operational changes: 6 things to know Full story

6. Missouri allows nursing homes to close temporarily for staffing shortages caused by vaccination mandate Full story

7. Patients are exhausted, not empowered by your revenue cycle. Here's how to make the shift. 

8. Montana, Wyoming nursing homes have nation's highest COVID-19 deaths Full story

9. States ranked by percentage of nursing home staff vaccinated Full story

10. Pfizer applies for emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 antiviral pill Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. The key to transforming your health system lies in the ED— Click here to learn why.

2. How to address the patient affordability crisis: 5 transformative benefits of new tech + a Geisinger case study

3. Mercy Iowa City made sure its EHR was ready for new technologies & care delivery models — learn how here.