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

• Positivity rates + new cases
• States where virus is spreading fastest, slowest
• Hospitalizations
• Deaths

2. COVID-19 hospitalizations triple September numbers; Pfizer vaccine vials contain extra doses, FDA says — 9 updates  Full story

3. Biden, Pence to take COVID-19 vaccine publicly  Full story

4. Moving from an EHR to a platform of health

5. HHS to give hospitals extra $4.5B in relief payments  Full story

6. 4 recent hospital, health system CEO moves  Full story

7. The hospital executive and the employee health plan landscape. Click here to weigh in on top priorities and receive a complimentary badge to a future Becker's conference.

8. Healthcare spending hits $3.8 trillion: 8 things to know  Full story

9. 'We want them infected': Former HHS adviser pushed spreading COVID-19 to achieve herd immunity  Full story

10. CommonSpirit Health, Morehouse partner to train Black physicians  Full story

11. 3 Must Reads

• 1/3 of primary care physicians aren't notified when their patient is hospitalized. Click here to learn how to drive down readmissions through better communication.  
• What a decade of claims data says about the state of patient safety. Click here to read the full report. 
• How well do you understand consumer attitudes toward medical billing and payment? Download this whitepaper to discover how patients approach and interpret healthcare bills.

12. Pennsylvania physician sentenced for involuntary manslaughter  Full story

13. Dallas hospital investigating sock monkey gifts to employees  Full story

14. Weight-bearing MRI improves outcomes for several specialties. Click here to learn how ortho and spine surgeons benefit.

15. Haven exec leaves for BCBS of Massachusetts  Full story

16. Verily raises $700M to expand population health, clinical care platforms  Full story