Michele Esposito, MD, an interventional-heart failure cardiologist and assistant professor of medicine at the Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina, received a Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award, or K23, from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the…
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs delivers more than 127 million healthcare appointments annually while managing a massive, years-long EHR modernization effort. At the same time, clinicians across the system are facing growing documentation demands, workforce shortages and the cognitive…
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Independent practice in 2026 is not for the faint of heart. Only 18% of physicians still practice in physician-owned settings as of January, with just 36.1% of practices remaining physician-owned — down by 48.5% since 2018 — according to a…
Certificate-of-need has become one of the most contentious policy discussions in the ASC space as both physicians and federal agencies putting increased pressure on states to reform and repeal these regulations. Here’s where three different state CON policies stand now:…
Every minute a stroke goes unrecognized, a patient loses an average of 2 million neurons. Yet fewer than 30% of acute ischemic stroke patients are treated within the first hour — when treatment is most effective. The gap isn’t always…
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Palomar Health Medical Group, which operates as the outpatient arm of Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health, has provided notice of a data security event. On or around March 11, 2026, PHMG became aware of suspicious activity in its third-party business associate’s…
Every health system was built around one constraint: the scarcity of human expertise. That constraint is lifting, and every leader is feeling the same tension. How do you solve for today’s problems while preparing for a future that looks nothing…
Jun 10, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Terry Ribbens, MD, Associate CMIO, St. Luke's Health System
- Feby Abraham, EVP, Chief Strategy and Innovations Officer, Memorial Hermann Health System
- Rohit Chandra, Chief Digital Officer, Cleveland Clinic
- Biju Samkutty, Chief Operating Officer, International and Enterprise Automation, Mayo Clinic
- Mike Ng, Co-Founder and President, Ambience Healthcare
- Nikhil Buduma, Co-Founder and CEO, Ambience Healthcare
- Michael Han, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Ambience Healthcare
- Mike Valli, Chief Revenue Officer, Ambience Healthcare
- Madeline Grade, MD, Clinical AI Research, Ambience Healthcare
Ochsner Baton Rouge (La.), part of New Orleans-based Ochsner Health, has added Adaku Adebamiji, MD, to its staff. Dr. Adebamiji is a pediatric gastroenterologist who diagnoses and treats gastrointestinal, liver-related and nutritional disorders in infants, children and adolescents, according to…
For most ASC administrators, getting a major commercial payer to return a phone call about contract negotiations is a victory in itself. Getting two of the country’s largest insurers to sign off on a fundamentally different pricing structure altogether is…
Healthcare organizations have spent years building digital strategies. A lack of ambition is not the issue. The challenge is that most strategies still don’t translate to the people delivering care. Front-line clinicians are quietly opting out of tools they were…
Jul 14, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Ricky Choi, MD, MPH
- Naomi Lenane
- Pam Austin
- Andy Anderson, MD, MBA
- Harpreet Pall, MD, MBA, CPE
- Erika Spicer Mason