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How Stormont Vail Health rebuilt utilization review to protect revenue

Utilization review teams face a constant squeeze: manual EHR searches for clinical documentation slow admission and appeal processes, introduce errors and raise denial risk — all while revenue hangs in the balance. Stormont Vail Health confronted these inefficiencies directly. By…

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Chad Yeager, RN, MSN, VP of Quality and Population Health, Stormont Vail Health
Brianna Brown, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CCDS, Director of Clinical Performance, Stormont Vail Health
Sri V. Suravarapu, MD, MPH, CPE, CHCQM-PHYADV, Medical Director of Utilization Review / Clinical Appeals, Stormont Vail Health

Why positioning injuries still happen in spine cases that follow the rules

Despite time-outs and standard protocols, positioning-related nerve and pressure injuries continue to occur in spine surgery. They tend to strike where teams least expect them — in high-complexity cases, in prone and lateral positions, and in patients whose risk was…

Aug 25, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Jen Anzalone MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSL, NPD-BC, NE-BC, Perioperative Consultant and Surgical Services Nurse Manager, J. Anzalone Consulting

RWJBarnabas Health names chief of pediatric cardiology

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has tapped Shubhika Srivastava, MD, as chief of pediatric cardiology for the system. Dr. Srivastava was also appointed chair of pediatric cardiology for Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center, according to a July 15 news…

10 hospitals, systems seeking cardiology leaders

From medical directors to chief of cardiology, here are 10 health systems seeking cardiology leaders: Children’s Mercy Kansas City (Mo.) is looking for a chief of cardiology and heart center co-director. Integris Health, based in Oklahoma City, is hiring a…

Cardiologists’ pay averaged $575K in 2025, yet half feel underpaid: 10 stats to know

Cardiologists in the U.S. earned an average of $575,000 in 2025, up about 10% from 2024, according to Medscape’s Cardiologist Compensation Report 2026. The report collected data from respondents who were full-time physicians practicing in the US only. Cardiologists reported…

Facility fees, not physician pay, are driving cardiology's $30K price swings

The price of a cardiology procedure can depend less on the complexity of the care and more on which insurer is footing the bill, according to new price transparency data. The analysis, published in JAMA Network Open, drew on April…

'Optimizing the wrong metrics': Why cardiology is seeing a happiness dip

Higher pay doesn’t always mean higher happiness for cardiologists. Between 2025 and 2026, cardiologists saw a 10% pay increase, but reported a 2% drop in happiness. What’s behind the unhappiness could be the increased workload. “Administrative burden has exploded,” Karen…

Mandatory, measured, and coming fast: Getting cardiology ready for CMS changes

On January 1, 2027, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will launch the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM)—a mandatory payment model that fundamentally redefines how cardiology practices manage heart failure (HF). Unlike previous voluntary value-based programs, ASM is not…

Sep 3, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Kenneth Civello, MD, MPH, FACC, Louisiana Cardiology, FMOL Health
Vicki Miller, DNP, RN, CPHQ, Director, System Advanced Heart Failure, Lee Health
Sunthosh V. Parvathaneni, MD, FACC, FHRS, Section Lead of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Regional Section Lead of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Mercy Central Communities Assistant Professor in Clinical Medicine, University of Missouri/Mercy Hospital - Springfield
Roy Davis, Group Director, Operations, Medical Cardiovascular, Mercy Health

The $50B rural health window will not stay open

For rural health systems, the pressures are relentless: margins erode, workforce shortages persist and access shrinks every time a service line closes. The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program is a once-in-a-generation chance to reverse that trajectory, but funding alone…

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Kevin Post, DO, CPE, Chief Medical Officer, Avera Health
David Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, North Mississippi Health System
Caroline Brazeel, Senior Director Advisory Services, Premier, Inc.

Dr. Hani Najm appointed as ACC’s next president

The American College of Cardiology has named Hani Najm, MD, as its next president, according to a July 22 news release from the organization. Dr. Najm serves as chair of pediatric and congenital heart surgery and executive co-director of the…

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