1. How UnitedHealth plans to make Optum a $100B business Full story

2. North Carolina system to sever ties with Atrium, join UNC Health Full story

3. 4 healthcare execs sentenced in $189M fraud scheme Full story

4. What would a 20% increase in billable charge volume look like for your organization? Read how to get there + increase revenue here. 

5. Cancer software security breach hits 40 health systems: Yale New Haven Health, Lifespan & more Full story

6. 800 Sutter employees accepted voluntary severance Full story

7. 15 health systems with strong finances Full story

8. HHS rescinds vaccine injury compensation rule Full story

9. Glenview Capital offloads Tenet shares Full story

10. HCA profit more than doubles to $1.4B in Q1 Full story

11. Top 10 compliance priorities for HHS Full story

12. 16 hospitals, health systems seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent Full story

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

• Test positivity rates
• Death rates
• Vaccines administered
• Population vaccinated

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