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

• Test positivity rates + new cases
• Hospitalizations
• States where virus is spreading fastest, slowest

2. Top officials push back on FDA vaccine standards; Trump isolates at White House, compares COVID-19 to flu again — 7 COVID-19 updates  Full story

3. M Health Fairview to lay off 900, close hospital ED  Full story

4. Learn how INTEGRIS, Oklahoma’s largest hospital network and not-for-profit organization, is driving 85% patient satisfaction.

5. Physicians resign from Kansas hospital amid concerns with CEO  Full story

6. Pence, Harris to debate Wednesday: 4 things to know  Full story

7. Risk profiling and the COVID-19 patient backlog — hear from CMO Dr. Mohammed Saeed during this live virtual discussion.

8. UHS brings hospitals back online after 8-day outage  Full story

9. COVID-19 cluster at Brigham and Women's tops 50 cases; hospital cites inconsistent PPE use  Full story

10. Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis did little to change public mask-wearing, social distancing, poll finds  Full story

11. Does your patient engagement strategy need strengthening? Click here to discuss your health system's challenges with industry experts.

12. Allina Health technical workers go on strike  Full story

13. ER visits for COVID-19 jump in Midwest, Mountain region: 4 CDC findings  Full story

14. 9 recent hospital, health system resignations, departures  Full story

15. 5 states with most, fewest COVID-19 restrictions  Full story