The constant buzz around AI has left many healthcare payer executives fatigued. The hype is loud, the path to value isn’t clear and it’s tempting to wait for the noise to settle. But waiting has a cost. The gap between…
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Palos Park-based Heart Care Centers of Illinois has provided notice of a data security breach. On Jan. 15, 2026, the organization discovered suspicious activity in connection with an employee’s email account. An investigation found evidence of a successful phishing attack…
Health systems are pouring investment into AI, but most still can’t vouch for the data underneath it. A recent federal data brief found roughly one in five hospitals don’t know whether their predictive AI models have been evaluated for bias.…
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You’ve turned autonomous coding on — now how do you scale it without putting quality at risk? This session tackles what happens after go-live. Drawing on real multi-site results, we’ll unpack the governance controls and safeguards that keep autonomous coding defensible as…
Aug 25, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Brytani Griner, MS, RHIA, CRCR, CHFP, VP of coding services, Ensemble Health Partners
- Brinton Frisby, Global director autonomous coding, Solventum
Valdosta, Ga.-based SGMC Health launched a dedicated hypertension clinic. The clinic will provide a comprehensive, personalized approach to blood pressure management for patients with resistant hypertension, according to a July 16 system news release. In the program, patients will work…
The physician shortage is a systemic challenge with far-reaching implications for both patients and health system performance. Organizations that still manage physician capacity reactively absorb compounding costs: coverage scrambles, credentialing delays, lost procedural revenue and the slow erosion of physician…
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Picture a cardiovascular patient moving from the ED to inpatient to ambulatory to home without a single dropped handoff — follow-up intact, the care team aligned, nothing left to chance in the gaps. For most health systems, that’s not yet…
Aug 12, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Lina Shihabuddin, MD, Chief Population Health Officer, RWJBarnabas Health
- Troy Leo, MD, MHCM, Vice President, Heart and Vascular Service Line, Advocate Health
- Robert Jarve, MD, MBA, MSc, FAAP, FACP, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Population Health, Corewell Health
- Jon Kamerman, Business Development Leader, Philips North America
- Rachel McCumbers, MS, CRNP, FNP-BC, Clinical Strategy Director, Philips North America
Structural heart programs face growing demand, yet many lose capacity to fragmented workflows, inconsistent patient tracking and EMR tools that go underused. This session brings together clinical and operational leaders to show how standardized workflows, echo surveillance strategies and digital…
Aug 19, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Katie Kennedy, MSN, APRN, NP-C, APP Leader, Structural Heart Program, Community Heart and Vascular
- Misty Theriot, BSN, RN, CPHQ, FACC, Structural Heart Manager, Valve Clinic Coordinator STS, ACC TVT Registry Site Manager, Lake Charles Memorial Health System
- Katie Worthington, DNP, RN, Lead Advanced Practice Provider, Structural Heart, Atlantic Health System
- Taryn Shipley, MBA, CSSBB, EMR/Workflow Expert, Founder & CEO, Lean HealthTech
Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions remain one of the largest cost drivers for commercial populations, yet many digital health vendors rely primarily on self-reported outcomes to demonstrate value. This new study takes a different approach. Instead of surveys, it examines what appears…
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Hospitals are rethinking their operations and infrastructure for electrophysiology services amid the specialty’s rapid growth. Electrophysiology is a specialty within cardiology through which the heart’s electrical system is treated and diagnosed. Electrophysiologists treat a range of irregular heart rate conditions…