1. Supreme Court won't hear antitrust suit against Atrium Health Full story

2. Change Healthcare to lay off 170 in Pennsylvania Full story

3. Hospital lawsuits for unpaid bills rose by 37% in Wisconsin from 2001-2018: 6 things to know Full story

4. Systems are revolutionizing their revenue cycles. Are you?

• Beat slow payer responses and shrinking margins with a new denial strategy. Read about Yale New Haven's here.
• Don't let poor data steer your patient engagement strategy in the wrong direction. Here's how to figure out what's working, what isn't and where to go from there.
• Revenue cycle optimization defined: 4 experts weigh in.

5. Illinois hospital CEO uncovers potential misappropriation of funds by former executive Full story

6. 9 hospitals seeking RCM talent Full story

7. Aetna, Trinity Health hospital tack 1-month extension on negotiation deadline Full story

8. 2020 saw Medicare spending drop for physicians, telehealth scoops larger cut of budget: 7 takeaways Full story

9. When it comes to hospital safety, optics matter. Get best practices on how to market your hospital's safety + infection control efforts here.

10. Trinity Health's operating income doubles Full story

11. 5 states set COVID-19 records this week Full story

12. New York to halt elective procedures at 32 hospitals amid COVID-19 surge Full story

13. Data insights can improve collections. Click here to learn how to make uncompensated care a thing of the past.

14. 72 top teaching hospitals in 2021, ranked by Leapfrog Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. The weak spots in your care transitions are showing — learn how to identify them and reduce the risk of harm here.

2. Execs are capitalizing on pandemic-era insurance coverage shakeups with these 4 approaches.

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