1. 25 US hospitals among Newsweek's 100 best in the world Full story

2. Healthgrades honors 24 hospitals for early COVID-19 care Full story

3. Omicron subvariant prevalence, by state Full story

4. Ambient AI can innovate the tediousness out of clinical documentation. Click here to learn how.

5. 4 health experts' reactions to Biden's new COVID-19 plan Full story

6. New California medical school placed on probation Full story  

7. Cleveland Clinic, Advent Health & more adapted to the digital world to improve patient experiences. Click here to learn how they deliver the consumer-like experiences patients now expect.

8. Healthcare workforce challenges a national emergency, hospitals say Full story

9. Scientists discover why C.diff is hard to eradicate, opening door for successful treatment Full story

10. 2 new long COVID-19 findings Full story

11. How Boston Medical Center is cutting length of stay while reducing staff members' workloads. Join the live virtual discussion here.

12. NIH to review risks, benefits of experiments involving pathogens Full story

13. 5 recent chief nursing officer moves Full story

14. States ranked by central line infection rates Full story

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

• Test positivity rates
• Percentage of population vaccinated
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates
• ICU utilization
• Staffing shortages
• Booster rates
• Vaccination rates up/down
• Cases trend

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Providers waste 19 minutes and $9.37 for every claim status they check. Stop manually chasing claims — here's how.

2. Eliminate extra clicks and cumbersome EHR workarounds for clinicians. Learn how in this 6-part guide.

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