1. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Test positivity rates + new cases
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates
• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest

2. Testing czar defends guideline changes; DOJ may probe nursing home deaths in 4 states — 6 COVID-19 updates  Full story

3. 7 leaders react to CDC's new testing guidelines  Full story

4. See how digital innovations can help providers manage backlog, reassure patients, and offer their full complement of health services.

5. How Texas, Louisiana health systems prepared for Hurricane Laura  Full story

6. 10 recent hospital, health system CEO moves
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7. Join us at Becker's first ever Academic Medical Centers Virtual Forum - click here to register!

8. CMS threatens to terminate Chicago hospital's Medicare contract  Full story

9. Tennessee medical board asked to investigate former CEO who assisted surgery without a license  Full story

10. FDA authorizes COVID-19 antigen test with 15-minute turnaround time  Full story

11. Intelligence first: Rethinking network optimization and provider engagement

12. Hospitals face closure as $100B in Medicare loans come due  Full story

13. UPMC's revenue tops $11B in first half of year  Full story

14. US faces laptop shortage: 4 details  Full story

15. 10 colleges, universities with the most COVID-19 cases  Full story