1. Campbell County Health to outsource revenue cycle operations Full story

2. How vaccination rates are changing in each state: Up in 36, down in 14 Full story

3. Healthcare bankruptcies see 'unprecedented drop' Full story

4. Your team needs radical common sense. Learn why human understanding is the key to a more responsive health system.

5. 48 hospitals lose legal challenge over DSH payments Full story

6. 10 health systems seeking RCM talent Full story

7. Owner of Texas lab company pleads guilty to $73M Medicare fraud scheme Full story

8. Payers are top employers in 32 states: Forbes Full story

9. The hospitalist and the health system — How these 3 organizations are managing costs and improving productivity without burdening physicians.

10. COVID-19 cases jump in Tennessee, South Carolina; US hospitalizations drop as deaths rise — 8 updates Full story

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12. HCA buys Tennessee hospital Full story

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14. 67 financial benchmarks for health system executives Full story

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

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