1. Kaiser pays $6.4M to settle false claims allegations  Full story

2. Thousands of medical practices close under stress from pandemic  Full story 

3. 20 most common US passwords  Full story

4. Planning for 2021 looks like nothing we've seen before. Click here to join healthcare execs as they share their revenue cycle strategies for the new year.

5. 'Corporate leadership must go. All of them': Physician urges Beaumont to oust top execs  Full story

6. Nationwide Children's admitting adults as other hospitals fill with COVID-19 patients  Full story

7. The next iteration of Epic and EHRs  Full story

8. Baylor Scott & White's supply chain transformation. A live conversation with the academic health system's supply chain director. Click here to attend.

9. Tennessee AG joins effort to block $350M hospital deal  Full story

10. Nebraska revenue cycle firm expands with acquisition  Full story

11. 10 states with the most for-profit hospitals  Full story 

12. Don't risk putting off archiving legacy systems. Click here to learn how to do it efficiently and remain in compliance.

13. CMS: Improper Medicare payments fell to $25.7B in fiscal 2020   Full story 

14. Amazon launches online pharmacy  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
• Hospitalizations
• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest
• Death rates

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. What a decade of claims data says about the state of patient safety. Click here to read the full report.

2. Effortless interoperability in the era of virtual care — tips for health system leaders. Click here to read more.

3. Does your organization thrive during uncertainty and change? Learn why it's crucial to develop 'intentional agility' among your leadership team.