1. A first: Researchers find RSV, influenza can fuse together to create hybrid virus Full story

2. CMS penalizes 2,273 hospitals for high readmissions: 6 things to know Full story

3. The 17 hospitals facing maximum Medicare readmission penalties Full story

4. Hospital contract labor is here to stay, but how can you reduce your organization’s reliance on it? Learn more. 

5. Like playing football with no pads: 6 leaders contextualize the 'tripledemic' Full story

6. FDA warns of tracheostomy tube shortage Full story

7. At Massachusetts General, 800 patients wait for psychiatric care Full story

8. Maryland allocates $25M for hospitals to boost pediatric ICU staffing amid RSV surge Full story

9. Struggling to understand today's new imaging technologies? Listen to two health tech leaders break down AI, security and interoperability. 

10. FDA weighs in on recent omicron booster studies Full story

11. COVID-19 admissions to remain stable through mid-November, CDC forecasts Full story

12. Healthgrades' 50 best hospitals for surgical care Full story

13. Staff shortages complicate traditional pressure injury prevention. Here are proactive interventions that aren't as prone to shortages. 

14. VCU Health to unseat CEO Full story

15. 8 hospitals seeking chief nursing officers Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. With 29% of nurses planning to exit the profession, health systems can't afford to revert to old staffing techniques. Learn how tech-backed partnerships can help close the growing nurse-to-patient ratio gap.

2. Nurses waste an hour per day looking for + cleaning mobile medical equipment. Catholic Health System found a better way to manage this equipment. Here's how. 

3. Houston Methodist succeeds in Medicare Shared Savings through clear visibility into patients' post-acute care. Here's how they did it.