Long-term gains in cardiovascular disease mortality are slowing or reversing as gaps in care quality and health disparities persist, a recent Boston-based Harvard Medical School study found. The study, published in JACC, synthesized population-based surveys, clinical registries, administrative datasets and…
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In-hospital heart attack deaths are rising among people younger than 55 despite heart attack deaths for adults 55 and older declining, according to a Feb. 26 American Heart Association news release. The study, published in the Journal of the American…
Hospital and health system development leaders are navigating a competitive ASC market shaped by rising acquisition activity and regulatory change. This new ASC valuation survey report reflects insights from 21 respondents whose organizations collectively own or manage more than 25%…
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Picture a pilot that surpasses its savings goal within 90 days and then scales across a health system. At Ardent Health, an initial target of $32.50 per admission quickly became $97 per admission during the pilot. After expansion, average savings…
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As pharmacy plays an increasingly central role in both patient care and financial performance, alignment between the CFO and chief pharmacy officer is becoming non-negotiable for many health systems. Stronger collaboration between finance and pharmacy leaders can help organizations better…
Mar 30, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Keith Thomasset
Chief Pharmacy Officer, Dartmouth Health
Wendy Fielding
Chief Financial Officer, Dartmouth Health
Dave Hager
SVP Client Success, Visante
Hospital leaders do not need more dashboards. They need operations that respond in real time. In this webinar, Cody Walker, RN, president of Baptist Health Medical Center–North Little Rock, shares how Baptist Health Arkansas redesigned its approach to patient flow…
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Cody Walker
President of Baptist Health Medical Center–North Little Rock
Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences named Srikanth Vallurupalli, MD, director of its division of cardiovascular medicine and associate director of cardiovascular clinical services. Dr. Vallurupalli, a cardiologist and multimodality cardiac imager, has directed UAMS’ cardiovascular medicine fellowship…
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death during pregnancy and postpartum in the U.S., according to Andreea Creanga, MD, PhD, in a 2017 article in Obstetrics & Gynecology. To reduce mortality and improve cardiovascular health, some hospitals are changing…
Brown University Health’s Rhode Island Hospital named Mark Cunningham, MD, chief of cardiac surgery. Dr. Cunningham joins the Providence-based hospital from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, where he served as interim chief of cardiac surgery, according to a Feb.…
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is debuting a preventive cardiology program in partnership with Newark, N.J.-based Rutgers Health and West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health. The initiative will integrate preventive cardiology, cardiac genetics and sports cardiology into a…