A recent study found that screening the health literacy of pediatric patients’ caregivers improved discharge education and reduced 30-day readmission rates. The study, published April 1 in Critical Care Nurse, screened 150 pediatric patients’ caregivers within 24 hours of admission…
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Cincinnati Children’s is taking a broad, collaborative approach to providing pediatric care. In February, the system partnered with a fifth hospital and its fourth partnership outside of Ohio. Its partners include Lexington-based Golisano Children’s at University of Kentucky, Peyton Manning…
Women keep your hospital moving. An MSK plan designed around women’s health can keep them physically, mentally and emotionally engaged while keeping your hospital healthy. Download this e-book to uncover insights about the women at your health system. You’ll learn…
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Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) teams play a critical role in ensuring diagnoses are accurate, supported, and reflective of the care delivered. But as charts grow more complex and payer scrutiny of retrospective documentation review increases, changes to documentation that happen…
May 7, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM America/Chicago
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Dr. David Kirk, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Regard
Fran Jurcak MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O
Independent Consultant - CDI and Revenue Cycle
Nio Queiro, CEO
The Queiro Group
Dr. Carolyn Bauer
Medical Director of Clinical Documentation, Montefiore
Advanced practice providers are becoming a larger part of cardiology teams at VCU Health Pauley Heart Center in Richmond, Va. Twenty-one years ago, in 2005, just two APPs worked in the center’s cardiac surgery intensive care unit, according to an…
Pharmacy procurement becomes increasingly difficult to manage as health systems expand. Many organizations have centralized strategies in place, yet purchasing decisions remain reactive. The result: inconsistency, missed savings and increased compliance risk across the enterprise. This session explores where traditional…
May 12, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Calvin Hunsicker
Founder and Chief Product Officer, SureCost
Chad O’Connor
VP/GM Acute, SureCost
Jessica Daley
Founder, Daley Consulting Services, LLC
The Joint Commission launched two outcomes-driven certifications March 30: one for perinatal care and the other for cardiac procedures. The perinatal care certification will evaluate hospitals’ maternal and newborn outcomes and patient care experiences. The cardiac certification will encompass several common cardiac…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC Children’s Hospital has opened a new pediatric cardiology clinic at Children’s Pine Center in Wexford, Pa. The site consolidates services previously offered at Children’s North and integrates patients from the practice of Prapti Kanani, MD. Staff from both…
Interoperability has long been healthcare’s unfinished project. Despite decades of investment, the industry still operates within fragmented data environments that struggle to keep pace with care delivered across hospitals, physician groups, labs, post-acute providers and community settings. As care delivery…
May 6, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Amy Roberts
Director of Health Information Systems and Information Technology, Raleigh Neurology Associates
Sam Lambson
Vice President of Product Management, Platform, athenahealth
Lauren M. Smith MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer Cook County Health
Nilesh Desai, MBA, BS, RPh, CPPS, CPEL
Chief Pharmacy Officer University of Miami Health System
Forward-thinking rural health systems are not approaching the $50B Rural Health Transformation Program as a one-time funding opportunity; they’re treating it as a catalyst to rethink how care is delivered, how clinicians work, and how long-term sustainability is achieved. Across…
May 13, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Meghan Sims
Director of Partner Success, Abridge
Dr. Veronica Hooper
Chief Health Officer, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic