Plus: AAP revises flu guidance for immunocompromised children

August 10, 2026

1. What’s been removed, added to HCAHPS in 2026 Full story

2. FDA reverses course, approves melanoma therapy after 2 rejections Full story

3. Staff have mental health benefits. Do they use them? Allina Health + others share what drives uptake here.

4. Patients are checking physicians against AI, causing frustration: ‘Then why are you here?’ Full story

5. Henry Ford hospital to end inpatient, ER care Full story

 

6. Specialty pharmacy is becoming a lifeline for uninsured patients. How Cottage Health + Sinai Chicago are building it here.

7. Baystate Health names chief physician exec Full story

8. Louisiana deaths from flesh-eating bacteria outpacing 10-year average Full story

9. AAP revises flu vaccine guidance for immunocompromised children: 6 notes Full story

10. Senators press Justice Department to act on Steward CEO contempt case Full story

 

11. ‘In basket management is a killer’: What HSHS did when AI couldn’t fix the whole problem Full story

12. Healthcare job growth stays sluggish in July: 4 things to know Full story

13. Lengthy patient boarding? See how University Health extended its EHR to break the cycle — here.

14. 9 takeaways from 3,700+ ranked hospitals Full story

15. California hospital temporarily closes community clinic Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. This critical access hospital cleared a CMS transparency violation in four weeks — see how here.

17. Post-acute fraud risk is rising. See where exclusion monitoring is falling short here.

18. The public sector talent edge: How leading with mission builds stronger candidate pipelines. Watch here.

19. Becker’s August webinar lineup: patient flow, pharmacy access and denials. See the sessions here.

 

 

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