1. Where BQ.1 is most prevalent: 5 notes on the new COVID-19 variant Full story

2. RSV cases reaching 'seasonal peak levels,' CDC says Full story

3. Hospital hires firm to review surgery program after physician's 21 malpractice settlements Full story

4. Health disparities are ruining the patient experience. Give patients the care they deserve and bridge health equity gaps using this tool. 

5. Flu activity highest in Southern states: 8 notes from CDC's flu report Full story

6. US COVID-19 cases to rise by end of October, Mayo forecasts Full story

7. Gates Foundation commits $1.2B to eradicate polio Full story

8. Medscape: 52% of female physicians don't feel fairly compensated Full story

9. Hospitals won't solve decades-old throughput challenges without innovation. See how Community Health Network is streamlining workflows and preserving clinicians' time in this step-by-step guide. 

10. 8 hospitals seeking chief nursing officers Full story

11. U of Iowa agrees to pay $15M to settle healthcare worker overtime lawsuit Full story 

12. Northwestern Memorial HealthCare names next CEO Full story

13. 7 key variables fuel high healthcare costs. See what they are — and which are affecting your organization the most — here. 

14. New York boosts starting pay for state-employed nurses Full story

15. 5 recent chief medical, nursing officer moves Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Care plans based on a sample size of one? At AdventHealth, it's possible. See how the system is personalizing care with genomics and get best practices for starting your own program here. 

2. Too many ED patients are admitted unnecessarily. Learn how one N.C. health system avoided 106 admissions and saved $1.2M over 9 months.

3. ProMedica is rewriting the playbook on patient experience. See how it and 11,000 other healthcare orgs are continually evaluating the patient journey and making tweaks in real time to keep patients — and staff — happy.