1. CMO leaves New Jersey hospital after probe into managerial concerns Full story

2. DC reports nation's highest hospitalization rate for 2+ weeks Full story

3. 3 top patient safety concerns right now, per Leapfrog CEO Full story

4. 1 in 4 nurses are assaulted on the job — what are you doing to protect them? Wearable technology can safeguard nurses and save a 100-bed hospital up to $838,000 annually. Here's how

5. Los Angeles braces for Super Bowl amid omicron surge Full story

6. Cleveland Clinic served record-setting number of patients in 2021 Full story

7. Telepsychiatry is no longer a "nice-to-have." See why more hospitals are rolling out 24/7 emergency telepsychiatry programs here.

8. Federal vaccination mandate begins for healthcare workers in 25 states Full story

9. Next variant could be more transmissible than omicron, WHO says Full story

10. Two-thirds of omicron cases are reinfections, UK study suggests Full story

11. Sentara Health studied the field and found success during its shift to value-based care. Here's how. 

12. 5 states requiring boosters for healthcare staff Full story

13. ​​'An invisible HHS secretary': Critics come after Xavier Becerra for pandemic absence Full story

14. Nurses are burnt out, global shortage may worsen: 5 recent study findings Full story

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

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

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