A Chicago man has been indicted on charges of impersonating physicians to obtain unauthorized prescription medications, including GLP-1 drugs, for paying customers by stealing the identities of approximately 60 physicians across 19 states, the Justice Department said in an Aug.…
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MetroHealth named Natalie Joseph, MD, chair of its department of surgery, the Cleveland-based health system said in an Aug. 17 news release. Dr. Joseph previously served as interim chair of the department, interim executive director of MetroHealth’s Cancer Institute, director…
Frankfort (Ky.) Regional Medical Center, an affiliate of HCA Healthcare, has opened a gastroenterology practice. Capital Gastroenterology, located in Frankfort, Ky., provides digestive health services, including colonoscopies and other preventive screenings, according to an Aug. 7 news release from Frankfort…
Chicago-based GI Partners of Illinois, an independent GI group, and New York City-based Century Health, an AI data company, have entered a strategic partnership to build a real-world data ecosystem and advance GI research. With data including physician notes, pathology…
Insurers are heading into 2027 under political and regulatory pressure that has been building steadily over the last year, with lawmakers enhancing their scrutiny of vertical integration and prior authorization denials. That same reckoning is bleeding into the ASC industry,…
Perioperative teams are being asked to improve throughput, reduce documentation burden and make faster operational decisions — often while relying on manual workflows and fragmented information about what is happening across the OR. On Sept. 29, Jeffrey Cadeddu, MD, executive…
Sep 29, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Jeffrey Cadeddu, MD, Executive Medical Director for Perioperative Services, at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Professor of Urology and Radiology
- Sam Wald, MD, MBA, FASA, Senior Vice President of Perioperative & Interventional Services, Pharmaceutical Services, Laboratory Services, Imaging Services, and Stanford Blood Center; Chief Medical Officer for Perioperative & Interventional Care, Stanford Health Care
As consumers increasingly turn to AI to evaluate their own wellness, health systems face a pivotal moment: the chance to lead the shift from reactive medicine to proactive health management, rather than watch that trust move elsewhere. In this session,…
Sep 23, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Ran Shaul, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, K Health
- Steven Sheris, MD, FACC, FACP, Executive Vice President, Chief Physician Executive, Atlantic Health
Utilization management teams need to turn reviews around quickly, keep them consistent and still be able to defend every decision. AI is beginning to reshape that work. Paired with clinical reviewers, AI can assemble unstructured patient data, align it against…
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- Kim Reed, DNP, RN, Sr. Director,, Utilization Management Center of Excellence, State Health Solutions Telligen
- Lauren Zellmer, MBA, MSN, RN, Director of Clinical Operations, Telligen
- Daniel Cawood, Senior Manager,, Product Management MCG Health
Joe Peluso, administrator at Greensburg, Pa.-based Aestique Surgery Center, joined Becker’s to discuss how ASC leaders are quick to calculate the cost of a shortfall but rarely price out the cost of standing still, and in today’s market, he says,…
This is an audio featured sessions as part of Becker’s 11th Annual IT + RCM Virtual Highlights Pressure on RCM leaders continues to intensify, and the convergence of clinical, digital, and financial technology is reshaping how care is delivered and…
Sep 29, 2026 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CDT
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- Chase McGrath, Vice President, Product,, Aspirion
- Nikki Ritchson, Senior Director, Payment Variance,, Aspirion