Anesthesia coverage has become one of the most pressing operational challenges facing ASCs today. But according to one expert, most centers are solving for the wrong thing. Jeff Tieder, MSN, CRNA, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Tennessee…
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Healthcare organizations are moving fast on AI — but many are hitting a more fundamental obstacle: their data is not ready to support it. Fragmented records, interoperability gaps and unreliable pipelines mean AI results can be inconsistent, hard to trust…
Jun 30, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Julie Smith, MSHI, NI-BC, CEN Head of Global Healthcare Market Strategy, InterSystems
- Romil Chadha, Chief Medical Information Officer, UK HealthCare
- Emily Webber, Chief Medical Information Officer, Indiana University Health and Riley Children's Health
- Conrad Gleber, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, University of Rochester Medical Center
- Albert Villarin MD MBA FACEP, VP, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Northwell Health
Musculoskeletal care is facing a growing paradox: as demand rises and more procedures move into outpatient settings, it’s becoming harder, not easier, to get patients treated. A new wave of payer policies, from algorithm-driven prior authorization to reimbursement cuts and…
Marysville, Ohio-based Memorial Health has opened a $27.5 million outpatient medical center in Plain City, Ohio, with services beginning April 15. The 40,000-square-foot Jerome Medical Center includes primary and specialty care, urgent care, imaging, laboratory and rehabilitation services under one…
For a growing share of members, the care journey now begins not with a nurse line or portal, but with AI. Conversational tools are stepping in before a clinician is involved, guiding symptom interpretation and next-step decisions. While this shift…
May 21, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Rachel French, Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer, MD Live by Evernorth
Cleveland Clinic Children’s is expanding treatment and monitoring options for pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis, including biologic therapy and minimally invasive tools. Clinicians are using dupilumab, approved in 2022, for patients who do not respond to standard therapies. In a phase 3…
Many physicians believe the work relative value units, or wRVU, model was built for a different era — one that didn’t account for burnout, cognitive work, care coordination or the slow erosion of clinical judgment that comes from optimizing for…
From fragmented data systems to labor schedules built on guesswork, ASC leaders say the gap between what their centers cost to run and what payers are willing to reimburse is quietly becoming an existential threat. Six ASC leaders joined Becker’s…
New American Medical Association data shows that between 2014 and 2024, physician-owners drew a growing share of their income from salary and a shrinking share from productivity and practice financial performance. The AMA’s “Policy Research Perspectives Report” includes 2024 data…
Austin, Texas-based CPIhealth has acquired Midwest Interventional Spine Specialists and Serenity Surgical Center. Midwest Interventional Spine Specialists, which has clinic locations in Munster and Chesterton, Ind., is led by Shaun Kondamuri, MD, and Satish Dasari, MD. The surgery center is…