All 10 of the highest-volume ASC procedures would be paid less by Medicare in 2027 under CMS’ proposed outpatient payment rule, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. Four of those 10 are gastroenterology codes. The cuts come despite a…
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The most powerful cost-management tool at an ambulatory surgery center is not a software platform or a group purchasing agreement. According to four leaders at the 32nd Annual Becker’s ASC Conference, it is a willingness to show physicians exactly what…
Most Medicare Advantage plans still run risk adjustment the way they always have — as a specialized function, staffed and led by risk adjustment experts. That specialization built deep expertise, but it also built blind spots. Leaders trained in actuarial…
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- Aleesa Jansick, JD, MPP, Senior Director, Government Programs, Sanford Health Plan
- Koh Kerdsri, Chief Information Officer, Clever Care Health Plan
- Nicole LaBarbera, Vice President, North America, Charta Health
Four specialties pay more than $480,000 and score at or above average on Marit Health’s lifestyle index: dermatology, ophthalmology, radiation oncology and radiology. Otolaryngology falls just short, at 0.98. Seven high-paying specialties, led by neurosurgery, rank 24th or lower. The…
In this webinar, Dr. Laura Dannels, Chief Human Resources Officer at UCSF Health, and Matt Kurth, Deputy Chief People Officer at Northwell Health, join Take2 AI Co-Founder Yaniv Shimoni for a look inside the AI playbooks used by some of…
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- Dr. Laura Dannels, Chief Human Resources Officer, UCSF Health
- Matt Kurth, SVP and Deputy Chief People Officer, Northwell Health
- Yaniv Shimoni, Co-Founder, Take2 AI
Larger independent gastroenterology groups price roughly on par with private equity-backed practices, according to a Jiro Health benchmark. The finding suggests the contracting advantage often credited to PE ownership may come from scale itself. The data comes from Jiro’s Gastroenterology…
The University of Tennessee Medical Center grew surgical case volume 8% without adding a single operating room. The organization is a Level I trauma center in Knoxville, Tenn. It runs 36 ORs, a hospital-based surgery center, an endoscopy center and…
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- Melanie B. Burgess, Vice President Perioperative Services and Executive Director of the Center for Perioperative Medicine, The University of Tennessee Medical Center
Anesthesia leaders are steering through staffing shortages, payer pressure on reimbursement and rising case complexity in ASCs. “The vast majority of anesthesia being provided is not generating the revenue to pay for the expenses,” Cory Koenig, DO, told Becker’s in…
Generative AI has moved past the pilot stage. It is now a line item in the budget, and the first wave of contract renewals has arrived. Many organizations still can’t say whether these tools meaningfully moved metrics for patients, clinicians…
Dec 3, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST
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- Sean A. Smith, MBA, LSSBB, Vice President of Virtual Health, Ardent Health
- Mike Valli, Chief Revenue and Value Officer, Ambience Healthcare
Picture the next executive meeting. Your team has noticed referrals slipping in a key service line and heard that a physician group is talking to a competitor. The data is still incomplete, and the CFO asks the question every strategy…
Dec 3, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
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- Jeff McDonald, Chief Executive Officer, Kythera Labs
- Michael Sanky, VP, Healthcare & Life Sciences GTM, Databricks
- Caitlin Spargo, Provider Product Strategy, Kythera Labs