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3. NYC Health + Hospitals plans 874 layoffs when universal contact tracing ends Full story  

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5. MyMichigan Health CEO Dr. Diane Postler-Slattery, husband die in plane crash Full story

6. House passes spending bill that cuts $15.6B in pandemic aid Full story 

7. Don't rely on old data to streamline patient flow. Join the discussion on sustainable analytics to predict discharges + remove admissions bottlenecks.

8. Omicron subvariant prevalence, by state Full story

9. Lighter COVID-19 case load not enough to pull New York hospital out of crisis mode Full story

10. How UPMC builds strong service lines 7,531 miles across the globe Full story

11. Cardiac rehab prevents readmission and death, but 75% of programs have closed since 2020. See how Geisinger is meeting demand with a virtual rehab program.   

12. 5 recent hospital, health system CMO moves Full story

13. 5 recent hospital, health system chief nursing officer moves Full story

14. Nurse license wait times complicating staffing shortages Full story

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

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