1. COVID-19 deaths will be stable through February + 2 more forecasts Full story

2. CMS delays star ratings update until July: 4 things to know Full story

3. Omicron subvariant's spread stalls in US: 6 updates Full story

4. Nuance Dragon Medical One Earns #1 Best in KLAS 2022 Award for Speech Recognition: Front-End EMR Learn more

5. Lawmakers call on Biden to end public health emergency Full story

6. FDA grants emergency use of antibody effective against omicron Full story

7. No health system is completely immune to the national staffing crisis. Here's how your team can mitigate the fallout. 

8. GoFundMe launched for New Jersey hospital worker set on fire by travel nurse Full story

9. License wait times reach crisis levels for healthcare workers Full story

10. Federal vaccination mandate begins for healthcare workers in 24 states Full story

11. Your infusion center is sitting on unused capacity. Here's how to unlock it. 

12. US COVID-19 deaths down 5.9% this week: 9 CDC findings Full story

13. US sees sporadic flu activity — 4 states reporting the highest levels Full story

14. COVID-19 can destroy placenta, lead to stillbirth, study finds Full story

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

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

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Long COVID-19 is still largely a mystery. Here are the new findings revealed by real-world data.

2. How Ardent Health Services improved clinical documentation and reimbursement without magnifying staff burnout. Download the 4-page guide here.

3. Supply chain breakdowns are disrupting your organization. Click here for 11 financial trends affecting providers & what comes next.