Plus: Only 10% of 7-day readmissions are preventable, study finds

September 17, 2026

1. Immediate jeopardy lifted at Ascension St. Thomas Hospital, but Medicare termination threat remains Full story

2. Updated COVID vaccines delayed for 50% of US children in federal program Full story

3. Not all clinical AI is created equal. Hospital leaders are taking notice. Read more.

4. 2nd Operation Nightingale trial ends in 7+ year sentence Full story

5. CDC changes guidance for healthcare staff with respiratory viruses Full story

 

6. CMS’ pressure injury reporting becomes mandatory in 2028. Is your hospital ready? Find out here.

7. SSM Health children’s hospital surgeons separate conjoined twins in rare procedure Full story

8. Most 7-day readmissions not preventable: Yale New Haven study Full story

9. RFK Jr. names 8 to preventive services task force Full story

10. The case for calling patients ‘consumers’ Full story

 

11. 17 researchers sue NIH over word-screening of grants Full story

12. Physician recruitment in 2026: 6 benchmarking findings Full story

13. Where does stroke recovery actually get won? Not always where you’d think. HCA Florida’s stroke and rehab leaders share their integrated framework in this Sept. 28 webinar.

14. House subcommittee hearing tackles Medicare physician pay, rural cybersecurity: 6 takeaways Full story

15. Senators press Trump’s HHS deputy secretary, surgeon general picks Full story

16. 15 richest people in US healthcare: Forbes Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

17. Novant Health, Corewell and UW Medicine leaders rethink payer contracting with AI here.

18. NYC Health + Hospitals standardized ED utilization review systemwide. Three of the leaders who did it explain in this webinar.

19. AI search and advertising: what to fund today, and what can wait until next year — here.

20. Becker’s upcoming webinars: between-visit oncology care, revenue cycle scaling and consumer AI. See the sessions here.

 

 

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