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Joint Commission names 1st nurse COO | 50 best large healthcare workplaces: Fortune | Johns Hopkins to rebuild physician training for AI era | 'Practice-ready’ myth may fuel RN turnover: Report | Clinicians warn of kratom compound: 8 notes

Plus: Where measles outbreaks stand in 2026 October 13, 2026 1. 50 best large healthcare workplaces: Fortune Full story 2. Joint Commission names 1st nurse COO in its 75-year history Full story 3. More features, more data, more AI. Is…

Flu admissions nearly triple: 6 notes | System's 5th CEO in 3 years exits | Aging physician workforce forces hard safety calls | GLP-1s + addiction care: Unanswered questions | Penn State taps nurse exec

Plus: Mount Sinai finds prompts curb harmful AI October 12, 2026 1. Flu hospitalizations nearly triple in early start to season: 6 CDC notes Full story 2. Patient safety issues rise amid an aging physician workforce Full story 3. A…

Flu hits early: 5 notes | 66 hospitals scaling back care | Ascension shifts capital from insurance to care | 10 top-paying cities for nurses | Why this CMO avoids 'mothership' control of physicians

Plus: NIH opens vaccine injury clinic October 9, 2026 1. Flu season off to earliest start in 5 years: What to know Full story 2. Ascension pulls back from insurance to focus on care delivery Full story 3. Time is…

HHS may allow peptide compounding: Report | For-profit hospitals tied to more deaths: Study | 12 systems with dual CNO-COOs | 2,334 hospitals dinged for readmissions | Texas systems aim to eliminate cervical cancer by 2032

Plus: Where pharmacists earn the most October 8, 2026 1. HHS plans stopgap to allow sales of some unapproved peptides: Washington Post Full story 2. For-profit hospitals tied to more deaths, nurse understaffing: Study Full story 3. Your EHR already…

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…