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Opioid-sparing, Medicare-reimbursed: Building a multimodal recovery approach under the NOPAIN Act

The shift to outpatient orthopedic surgery has raised the stakes on post-operative pain management. Health systems and ASCs are under pressure to reduce opioid exposure while maintaining effective pain control and avoiding readmissions. The NOPAIN Act changes the math. It…

Jul 14, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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Tammy Smittle, R.N., B.S.N., M.H.A.
Stephanie Muh, M.D.

Ahead of the shortage: A data-driven playbook for clinical workforce risk

The contingent clinical labor market is more expensive and uneven than most health systems realize. Rates, fill times and supply risk climb at different speeds across specialties, and the systems that spot those shifts first protect their margins. This webinar…

Jul 23, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Jessica Fong

What could help transplant hearts last longer: Study

Researchers have identified a potential cellular and molecular driver of cardiac allograft vasculopathy, a chronic form of heart transplant rejection, according to a study published May 18 in Nature Cardiovascular Research. Cross-collaborative teams from Stanford (Calif.) University, Washington University in…

States with the most, fewest cardiologists, cardiology techs

Connecticut, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia all saw an increase in the number of employed cardiologists and cardiovascular technologists in the last year. Becker’s analyzed Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2024 and 2025 to find the total number of…

40 hospitals with the highest, lowest coronary bypass readmission rates

Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital and Tyler, Texas-based Christus Mother Frances Hospital had the lowest readmission ratio for coronary artery bypass graft surgery between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2024, according to CMS data published May 13. As part of…

1st cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome guideline spotlights risk equations, GLP-1 therapies

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have published the first clinical practice guideline on cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome. The guideline, published June 9 in Circulation and JACC, establishes a four-stage classification system to assess how a patient’s heart,…

Mayo Clinic leaders on how quality is a catalyst for better margin, outcomes and trust

Hospitals are under pressure to deliver measurable gains in outcomes, patient trust and financial performance. Most organizations have pockets of excellence, but few convert those wins into reliable, systemwide results. In this session, two Mayo Clinic leaders will share how…

Jul 16, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Pablo Moreno Franco, M.D.
Jennifer Cowart, M.D.

From cost center to growth engine: How intelligence is transforming pharmacy at 4 health systems

A chief pharmacy officer sits down with the CFO. Three positions have been open for months. Backlogs are growing. The implicit question: would adding staff actually fix this? For four pharmacy leaders at Ochsner Health, St. Luke’s Health System, MetroHealth…

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University Hospitals taps cardiology chief

Cleveland-based University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s named Robert Gajarski, MD, chief of the division of pediatric cardiology. Dr. Gajarski will assume his new role July 1, according to a June 9 system news release. Dr. Gajarski has worked closely…

7 must-reads: The imperative to build a more connected healthcare operation

Health system C-suites are under pressure from every direction: margin compression, workforce strain, fragmented technology and a pace of change that legacy operating models were never built to handle. This curated e-book brings together Becker’s reporting and industry thought leadership…

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