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At many health systems, utilization review and revenue capture operate separately. Clinical teams make care decisions, and financial outcomes follow later, often with denials, missed inpatient revenue and rework. A growing number of utilization management leaders are changing that. By…

Sep 11, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

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  • Chris Bayham, Chief Operating Officer, Xsolis
  • Julie Pack, Senior Director of Client Relationships, Xsolis
  • Mequet Martens, Manager, Care Transitions, Mobile Infirmary Medical Center

Workforce shortages, rising quality expectations and a Gen Z nursing workforce that often moves on within 30 months have exposed the limits of traditional skills-based assessment. Confirming that a task was completed no longer tells leaders whether a nurse can…

Sep 29, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

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Presented by
Presenters:
  • Joel Ray, COL, USAF, NC, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Clinical Advisor, Laudio and StaffGarden by Ascend Learning
  • Larissa Africa, MBA, RN, CENP, FAONL, FAAN, Vice President, Healthcare Workforce Solutions, StaffGarden by Ascend Learning
  • Alicia Potolsky, DNP, RN, NE-BC, DipACLM, Associate Chief Nursing Officer, El Camino Health
  • Julie Balluck, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, System Chief Nursing Officer, Texas Health Resources

Most health systems know they have a physician shortage. Fewer realize how deep it runs. New data shows the shortage has been underreported, and the cost is landing squarely on the bottom line. Consider retention: only 18 percent of physicians…

Sep 17, 2026 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT

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  • Melinda Giese, SVP, Enterprise Client Solutions, CHG Healthcare

Three physician practices closed their doors this week — one after 45 years, one after 20 and one amid federal fraud charges against its owner. Here are the three closures:  1. Physician’s Surgery Center of Knoxville (Tenn.) announced plans to…

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s grant of summary judgment in an age discrimination lawsuit brought by a former neurosurgeon against Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Central DuPage Physician Group, which does business as Northwestern…

Physician’s Surgery Center of Knoxville (Tenn.) has announced plans to shutter after 45 years of business, according to an Aug. 1 Facebook post from the ASC.  The physician-owned ASC, accredited by Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, had 5 operating…

For years, many ASCs have operated outside healthcare’s transparency movement. This year, the industry is shifting, and the push didn’t just come from patients. The Leapfrog Group’s ASC Public Reporting Program launched July 27 alongside Leapfrog’s 2026 ratings, which cover…

Mark Barry, MD, a spine surgeon, and medtech company SeaSpine have ended their patent dispute after jointly agreeing to dismiss their claims in federal court. Dr. Barry and SeaSpine Holdings, SeaSpine Orthopedics and SeaSpine filed a joint stipulation July 29,…

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