More physician owners of ASCs are looking to partner rather than compete with hospitals, management companies or private equity firms, as rising costs and industry consolidation reshape the ASC landscape. For Terry Bohlke, that shift is the reason his new…
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The ASC industry of 2036 could look considerably different from the facilities dominating the market today. As higher-acuity procedures continue migrating out of hospitals, ASC leaders expect the next decade to bring not only more complex cases into the outpatient…
In 1987, economist Robert Solow observed that the computer age was visible everywhere except in the productivity statistics. The machines were bought; the work stayed put. The payoff came a decade later, once companies rebuilt around the technology. Revenue cycle…
Oct 13, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Dawn Castro, SVP of Revenue Cycle, Surgery Partners
- Shannan Bolton, VP of Revenue Cycle Optimization and Performance Excellence, Stanford Health Care
- Peter Thompson, VP of RCM Business Support, UF Health
- Michelle Castillon, Chief Product Transformation Officer, Vee Healthtek
AI can transform utilization management — but only when it is built into the decisions and workflows that determine how cases are reviewed, prioritized and supported throughout the patient stay. Building on the session “”Beyond the Worklist: Architecting AI-Enabled Utilization…
Oct 21, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Dr. Jennifer Weinberg, VP, Physician Advisory Solutions, R1
- Melissa Hannan, VP, Product Management, R1
A patient who isn’t ready on the morning of surgery becomes a cancellation, a no-show or a case that starts late. By then, there are no easy choices left. The cost shows up in places a cancellation report doesn’t track.…
Oct 9, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Robert Westergan, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Medical Director, Hinge Health
- Stephen Lance, Provider Network Development, Hinge Health
Most health plans can already see their care gaps. The harder part is reaching the members behind those gaps and helping them follow through on the screenings, visits and preventive care that quality measures depend on. That challenge runs through…
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UnitedHealthcare negotiated significantly lower facility fees than rival insurers at the very ASCs it owns, according to a study published in the September issue of Health Affairs. Researchers from Brown University, Columbia University, RAND Corp. and Cornell University used 2023…
Optum’s SCA Health now operates more than 370 ASCs and surgical hospitals across 38 states, with more than 60 health system partners and thousands of total joint replacements performed every month. That scale is exactly what’s letting the company build…
10 hospitals have shuttered or announced closures of key service lines in the last 10 months, labor and delivery, NICUs, home health, ASCs and more, leaving physicians and ASC operators to navigate shifting referral patterns and care gaps in their…
The American Society of Anesthesiologists partnered with HaloMD, a healthcare technology company specializing in IDR processes, joining its Innovator Supporter Program. Members of the ASA Innovator Supporter Program engage with ASA members and physician leaders to collaborate on initiatives supporting…