The anesthesia workforce, especially certified registered nurse anesthetists, has been facing an uphill battle in recent months amid new restrictions on federal student loan borrowing and repayment that some say will strain education and training access within the specialty. Rules…
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Hospitals chasing better readmission performance need to go deeper into the KPI level instead of shooting blindly. The data and KPIs point to the ED, where greater than 80% to 90% of readmissions arrive through the ED. That concentration is…
Aug 11, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Nik Rao, CEO, Dexur
A Memphis gynecologic oncologist has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for using dirty, reused medical devices on more than 15,000 women during hysteroscopy procedures and billing Medicare and Medicaid more than $41 million for the unsafe care, the…
Cincinnati-based MidWest Eye Center welcomed Alec Bradley, MD, an ophthalmologist who specializes in premium cataract surgery, refractive surgery, microinvasive glaucoma surgery and comprehensive eye care to its clinical staff, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. “Dr. Bradley’s commitment…
Some anesthesia groups that sold to private equity-backed national platforms are reversing course and buying their practices back and reforming as independent groups. Stan Morton, CEO of Copractica, a Dallas-based clinically integrated network for independent anesthesia practices, told Becker’s how…
As oncology care continues to shift into ambulatory infusion settings, nurses are caring for sicker patients, more complex regimens, and increasingly unpredictable days. Yet many infusion centers still rely on time-based models, nurse-to-chair ratios, or single acuity scores that fail…
Jul 14, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Marisa Quinn, Director of Nursing, Infusion Services & Cancer Acute Care, UCSF
- Caroline Clark, Director of Guidelines and Quality, Oncology Nursing Society
- Lisa Fidyk, Associate Clinical Director, Site Administrator, Penn Presbyterian Infusion Services
- Pamela F. Tobias, Sr Director Customer Success, LeanTaaS
Health systems spend their days caring for patients, but the people delivering that care are under strain of their own. In Lyra’s 2026 State of Workforce Mental Health report, nearly half of hospital staff said they’re in “survival mode,” navigating…
Aug 12, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
Presenters:
- Mark DeFee, LPC, Solutions Consultant, Lyra Health
- Deborah Visconi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
- Suneel Kumar Parvathareddy, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Wilkes Medical Center and Medical Director of Hospital Medicine and Skilled Nursing Facility, Advocate/Atrium Health Wilkes Medical Center
- Eric Parmenter, PhD, MBA, CEBS, SPHR, Vice President of Health Systems, Quantum Health
- Mary Beth Lardazabal, DO, DFAPA, Vice President of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Allina Health, Allina Health
California’s attorney general recently drew a line in the sand for management services organizations regarding how much control over a physician practice is too much in the nation’s most recent test of corporate medicine laws. California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s…
ASC leaders warn a proposed CMS rule aimed at rooting out Medicare fraud could have an unintended consequence, leading them to lose enrollment because of where they operate. Tucked inside the CY 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule,…
For eight years, ASCs have received Medicare payment updates tied to the hospital market basket, which is a healthcare-specific inflation index designed to more accurately reflect the cost of running a surgery center than the general consumer price index it…