The American College of Cardiology’s advocacy team has spent the first half of 2026 engaged on multiple fronts simultaneously — federal payment battles, state-level prior authorization campaigns and the rollout of a new heart failure payment model — with mixed…
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A patient assumes every physician has their full longitudinal picture. Too often, that picture is scattered across tabs, reports, device systems and outside records, and the insight stays out of reach. It gets worse below the surface. One health system…
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Healthcare organizations are under growing pressure to maintain access, stabilize service lines and compete for scarce clinical talent. In the most competitive specialties, traditional hiring often can’t keep pace with demand. To protect coverage without sacrificing quality or continuity, more…
Jul 30, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Justin Burke, Vice President of Talent Acquisition, North American Partners in Anesthesia
- River Meisinger, HCMBA, Vice President Enterprise Solutions, AMN Healthcare
- Garth Weidmann, Division Vice President, AMN Healthcare
New therapies are outpacing access. Capital is flowing into dedicated cancer facilities. And leadership rosters are turning over at a striking pace, with entirely new roles appearing on the org chart. This Becker’s market briefing from reads each shift through…
What if you could experience hospital-grade revenue cycle sophistication in the pro-fee setting? How could that investment be feasible? And what would be the return? In this webinar, experts from Med-Metrix discuss the possibilities. They’ll leverage their first-hand experience with…
Jul 28, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Garett Kreitz, Co-President, Med-Metrix
- John Stefanowicz, President, Revenue Cycle Operations, Med-Metrix
- Paul Summers, Chief Financial Officer, Nevada Heart & Vascular
UC Berkeley (Calif.) researchers have developed an AI model that identifies sudden cardiac death risk from standard electrocardiograms more accurately than current clinical tests, according to a study published in Nature. The team trained the algorithm on more than 440,000…
Many AI conversations inside health systems begin with the technology: the vendor, the use case, the pilot, the cost and ROI. But at Northwestern Medicine’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute in Chicago, the conversation begins with the organization’s identity. “What we find…
Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center had the lowest heart failure readmission ratio, according to CMS data published May 13. As part of its hospital readmissions reduction program, CMS measures excess readmissions for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, chronic…
AI is becoming embedded in healthcare, helping clinicians retrieve information faster and ease administrative burden. Recent Wolters Kluwer research found 74% of physicians and 70% of nurses now use generative AI weekly, yet 92% say human expert validation remains essential.…
Aug 12, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Lisa Ivanjack, MD, MHCM, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Providence
- John-Paul Mead, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Centralus Health
- William Gustin, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Medical Information Officer, Moab Regional Hospital
- Amanda Heidemann, MD, FAAFP, FAMIA, Senior Clinical Content Consultant, Clinical Effectiveness, Wolters Kluwer Health
- Yaw Fellin, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Clinical Decision Support and Provider Solutions, Wolters Kluwer Health
Crowded EDs, delayed discharges, clinician shortages and rising financial pressure are squeezing health systems from every direction. For years the answer was to add capacity. In most markets, that is no longer realistic. This panel brings together executives from Vituity,…
Jul 30, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Imamu Tomlinson, MD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Vituity
- William Morice II, MD, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mayo Clinic Laboratories
- Jordan Dale, MD, CMIO, Chief AI Officer, Houston Methodist
- Ash Tengshe, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, City of Hope
- Chris Klay, MHA, MA, PT, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Illinois Market, Hospital Sisters Health System