1. 'It's the perfect storm': Capacity issues intensify at children's hospitals amid RSV surge Full story

2. New Ebola cases may indicate wider spread, health officials say: 4 updates Full story

3. Sanford Health reducing staff to 'streamline leadership' Full story

4. Healthcare organizations face massive leadership and talent challenges. Learn how to cultivate high-performing teams during times of great change. 

5. Opening arguments begin in false advertising suit against Figs Full story

6. CDC panel recommends COVID-19 shot for routine child vaccinations Full story

7. How hospitals can help their future leaders succeed Full story

8. Joint Commission revises sentinel event definition of sexual assault Full story

9. It's time to bridge the gap between digital health records and ERPs. Find out how inventory management systems can connect them — and why it matters. 

10. Many physicians hesitant to treat patients with disabilities, study finds Full story

11. FDA panel votes to pull only preterm birth drug off the market Full story

12. Boy dies from rare brain-eating amoeba in Nevada Full story

13. Today's paper trail leads to wasted time and costly errors. Everything from inventory control to billing and payments improve when digitized. Get expert advice here.

14. California physicians plan November strike Full story

15. 'Major threat to public health': Physicians protest Dr. Mehmet Oz's Senate bid Full story
 

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1. COVID forced hospitals to revisit the value of precision planning. Ensure a robust contingency plan for future challenges with lessons from this short report. 

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3. The switch to value-based care is expensive, but this strategy saved a North Carolina hospital $12M in 1 year.