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92 hospitals recognized for physician well-being | Do's + don'ts of exec rounding | CDC flags jump in fatal fungal infections: 5 notes | 337 quietest hospitals | HCA nurses question AI scheduling

Plus: States with highest, lowest obesity rates October 7, 2026 1. 92 hospitals, health systems earn AMA’s Joy in Medicine distinction Full story 2. Sit down, skip the clipboard: The unwritten rules of executive rounding Full story 3. Spend a…

Providence, MultiCare to settle unnecessary surgery cases for $155M | Healthiest states for women, children: UnitedHealth | Kaiser to repay wages to 1,000 nurses | NP, CRNA starting salaries by year

Plus: A C-suite gap only 27 hospitals have filled October 6, 2026 1. Providence, MultiCare to pay $155.5M to settle alleged unnecessary spine surgery lawsuits Full story 2. The healthiest states for women, children in 2026: UnitedHealth Full story 3.…

Early flu surge hits Western states | NY system puts CEO on paid leave | New CMS code recognizes physician specialty | 5 GLP-1 updates | Cone Health, UAB tap chief physicians

Plus: Stanford researcher wins Nobel medicine prize October 5, 2026 1. Albany Med CEO placed on paid leave pending independent review Full story 2. New CMS code recognizes physician specialty Full story 3. Inova’s infusion nurses doubted a new staffing…

Calif. laws stop short of protecting AI overrides | 13 Joint Commission moves | A pivotal year for cancer blood tests | Legionnaires' disease jumps 19% in 1 year | Fewer surgeons, worse outcomes: The rural surgery squeeze

Plus: 10 best, worst small US cities October 2, 2026 1. California laws protect clinician judgment when AI is used in care Full story 2. 13 Joint Commission moves in 2026 Full story 3. Cancer care doesn’t end at treatment, and…

Physicians refute RFK Jr.'s AI claim | EEOC sues Mercy Health | 144 hospitals with 5+ Magnet designations | La. system saves $25M with sepsis test | 7 healthcare laws now in effect

Plus: Google AI model better that CDC at predicting flu admissions October 1, 2026 1. 144 US hospitals with 5+ Magnet designations Full story 2. EEOC sues Mercy Health over firing of Jewish surgeon Full story 3. Spend three days…

AI 'better informed' than physicians for 2nd opinions: RFK Jr. | 586 top hospitals for nurse communication | Labor Dept. presses NY system on residency hiring | Physician starting pay hits $419K | Joint Commission unveils new recognition program

Plus: Med school enrollment up 37% in 20 years September 30, 2026 1. 586 top hospitals for nurse communication Full story 2. RFK Jr: AI offers a ‘better informed’ second opinion than doctors Full story 3. Making the case for…

Leading causes of death by age: CDC | Fired CEO of Calif. health district alleges retaliation | Are quieter hospitals safer? | 126 elite Magnet hospitals | Which cancers are rising, falling: 10 notes

Plus: Trump excludes med supplies from China tariffs September 29, 2026 1. Former California hospital district CEO files retaliation claim over firing Full story 2. Leading causes of death by age group: CDC Full story 3. Less data wrangling. More scientific…

Emergency surgery deaths climb 50% in 20 years | US cancels $600M in HHS spending | 37 states join Medicaid quality pledge | Memorial Hermann CEO to retire | Will robots replace phlebotomists?

Plus: Adventist Health hospital settles abuse case for $18.5M September 28, 2026 1. Trump administration slashes $810M in federal spending, including HHS Full story 2. Emergency surgery deaths climb 50% in two decades: 5 notes Full story 3. Filling vacancies…

Vizient's top hospitals | Maine gov. presses Prime over nurse firings | 5 new drug shortages | UCSF gave Black med school applicants 12x odds: DOJ | 1 in 5 older patients at risk of major drug interactions

Plus: Specialties with the best, worst lifestyle balance September 25, 2026 1. Top-performing hospitals, medical groups: Vizient Full story 2. 1 in 5 older Americans at risk of major drug interactions: 5 notes Full story 3. Inova’s infusion team maintained 152%…

FDA panel backs multicancer blood test | 65% of hospital nurses feel watched by AI | When does a hospital need a chief APP? | 4 systems' best practices for leasing SNF beds | Healthcare exec pay: 6 notes

Plus: CDC reports 1st measles death September 24, 2026 1. 65% of hospital nurses feel watched by AI: Survey Full story 2. FDA panel backs first multi-cancer blood test: What to know Full story 3. Clinical leaders from UnityPoint Health,…

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