CMS released the 2026 proposed payment rule for hospital outpatient departments and ASCs on July 15. The proposal included the addition of 276 procedures to the Covered Procedures List for ASCs. It also proposed phasing out the inpatient only list,…
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Denials are no longer just a back-office problem. They’re draining revenue, overwhelming clinical teams and accelerating burnout — and the old playbook isn’t working. In this timely panel discussion, hospital and health system leaders will unpack how they’re shifting from…
Sep 16, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Jerilyn Morrissey, MD
Chief Medical Officer, CorroHealth
Tipu S. Puri, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer UCMC, UChicago Medicine
Lewis Marshall, MD, JD
Chief Medical Officer NYC Health + Hospitals, Lincoln Hospital
Michelle Tutem Greame, PA-C, MSHS
AVP Revenue Integrity Inova Health System
Bashar Naser
CFO and COO CHRISTUS Southern New Mexico
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Premier Anesthesia has forged a new partnership with Salina (Kan.) Regional Health Center. According to a July 21 news release, the new partnership will support SRHC’s transition to a hospital-employed anesthesia model. Premier Anesthesia will also provide strategic…
All eight eligible hospitals part of Edison, N.J.based Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals have received the American College of Cardiology’s 2025 Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for excellence in heart attack care. According to a July 17…
Traditional automation can only go so far in solving today’s operational and compliance pressures. As costs rise and member expectations grow, payers need a smarter path forward. This e-book introduces agentic automation — a new approach that blends human judgment,…
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