1. Healthcare facilities must vaccinate staff by Jan. 4, CMS says Full story

2. Colorado hospitals adopt statewide transfer system amid COVID-19 surge Full story

3. 9 medical associations, leaders react to CMS final payment rules Full story

4. What AI healthcare solutions yield actual value? Click here to find out.

5. At least 10,000 hospital patients contracted COVID-19 last year, analysis finds Full story

6. CDC panel recommends hepatitis B vaccination for all US adults under 60 Full story

7. Patient growth is in your pocket: Learn to unlock engagement with text messages here.

8. mRNA vaccines less effective for immunocompromised, CDC study suggests Full story

9. 4 nurses making headlines on and off the job Full story

10. CVS Health wants to push into primary care, CEO Karen Lynch says Full story

11. Nearly 30% of OR time is unused due to inefficient procsses. Here's the strategy health systems are leveraging to unlock OR time. 

12. Healthcare affordability scorecard: Where does your state rank? Full story

13. NIH to follow 1,500 pregnant patients to study long-term effects of COVID-19 Full story

14. 5 incentives offered by health systems to recruit, retain workers Full story

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

• Test positivity rates
• Vaccines administered
• Percentage of population vaccinated
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates

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