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

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

2. COVID-19 surges in 48 states; US hits 1M pediatric cases — 7 updates Full story

3. Advice for the holiday season: 10 clinicians weigh in Full story  

4. A new era of genetic testing: How health systems can help deliver truly personalized care to millions of patients. Click here to read more. 

5. CMS won't update star ratings in January Full story

6. Texas hospital isn't doing enough to save COVID-19 patients, nurse claims Full story

7. 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.

8. Advocate Aurora to postpone 50% of elective procedures Full story

9. North Dakota nurses speak out after measure to allow COVID-19-positive nurses to continue working Full story

10. A pandemic snapshot: 10 hospitals, health systems experiencing workforce shortages Full story

11. Ready to ditch ad-hoc improvements and implement a cultural transformation at your health system? Click here to learn how University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center did it.

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

13. 50 top cardiovascular hospitals for 2021, ranked by IBM Watson Health Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Does your visitor management policy benefit your organization? Click here to learn how to create a platform that meets your needs.

2. Improving quality of care is possible while containing costs. Click here to learn how it's done.

3. Continuous clinical surveillance may be the key to mitigating adverse events for good. Click here to lean more.