An experimental gene-editing treatment dramatically lowered cholesterol levels — maybe permanently — after one infusion, a preliminary study found. The study, published May 25 in The New England Journal of Medicine, gave 35 patients six doses of VERVE-102, an investigational…
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The growing demand for minimally invasive aortic valve replacement in adults younger than 65 may have greater risk for more complicated heart surgeries later, according to a University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medicine study. The study, published April 13 in The…
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health performed three heart transplants on the same day and a fourth the following day in a system record. Heart surgeons were notified of the first donor heart at 9:30 p.m. on a Thursday, then the second…
While HIV prevention continues to be a public health priority, it has often been siloed in specialty settings and inconsistently measured from a quality lens. Health systems that have embedded pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) into primary care are seeing a different…
Jul 7, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Mitchell Caponi, MPH
Network HIV Director, Co-Chair NYU Langone LGBTQ+ Advisory Council
Indira Brar, MD, FIDSA
Senior Staff, Henry Ford Hospital, Director of HIV Medical Services, Interim Medical Director of Infectious Diseases Research, Clinical Associate Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Clinical Associate Professor, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Patrick Cahill, MD
Primary Medical Director, Community Care Center HIV & Care, Hartford HealthCare
Crystal Curtis
Director of Programs, Parkland Health
As health systems navigate 2026, leaders are balancing near-term performance with longer-term positioning. Shifts in care delivery, workforce dynamics, policy, and competition are reshaping where growth opportunities exist and where new constraints are emerging. We’ve created a set of ready-to-use…
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Like many health systems, Erlanger faced operational challenges that capped surgical growth: 30% of OR block time went unused, non-robotic cases occupied robotic rooms, independent surgeons were taking cases to competitors and scheduling was a manual, cumbersome process. Traditional scheduling…
Jun 25, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Misti Mattox, MSN, RN, CNOR
Vice President of Surgical Services Erlanger
David Atashroo, MD
Chief Clinical and AI Officer Qventus
EMS revenue doesn’t start with a claim. It starts the moment a crew responds to a call. Patient care report narratives, level-of-service determinations and mileage entries all shape whether a claim is strong or vulnerable before it ever reaches a…
Jun 22, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Steve Loures
Transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) affects far more patients than most health systems realize — and the data show many are going undiagnosed and unmanaged.1-7 Recent Becker’s Healthcare and Alnylam survey research, with perspectives from more than 100 health system leaders,…
Jun 23, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Ginger Biesbrock, DSc, PA-C, MPH, FACC
Nitasha Sarswat, MD
Joshua S. Weber, PharmD, MBA-HCM, CSP, DPLA, 340B ACE
Cardiovascular medicine is advancing rapidly as physician leaders drive breakthroughs in heart failure care, cardiac electrophysiology, structural heart procedures and precision cardiovascular research. At the same time, many of the field’s top clinicians are helping shape national policy, clinical guidelines…
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Florida Heart Associates, an independent cardiology practice serving Southwest Florida, according to a May 21 news release. Florida Heart Associates will become a Lee Health subsidiary and…