Nurses at 10 SSM Health outpatient locations in Dane County, Wis., are attempting to unionize, according to an Aug. 13 report from Wisconsin Public Radio. The nurses filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, seeking a union election.…
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Sep 9, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Sep 29, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Frank Stevens, Chief Product Officer, Strata
- Josh Wiggins, Vice President of Product Management, Strata
Financial instability can predict a patient’s recovery as powerfully as medication adherence. Healthcare organizations rarely treat it that way. Financial well-being is not adjacent to patient care. It is embedded in it. A serious illness or a forced early retirement…
Sep 16, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Surya Kolluri, Senior Vice President, Head of, TIAA Institute
- Marti DiLiema, Gerontologist and Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota School of Social Work
- Colin M. Pierce, CFP ®, CRPC ®, Senior Managing Director, Head of Healthcare Practice, TIAA Retirement Solutions
AI is already reshaping behavioral health care, from clinical documentation and scheduling to workforce and operational decisions. But as adoption accelerates, so do the stakes: patient privacy, informed consent, clinical oversight and the therapeutic relationship itself. The organizations getting this…
Sep 16, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Patricia Sylve, LPC-S, LCSW, Field Director, Behavioral Healthcare & Human Services Program Accreditation & Certification Operations, Joint Commission
- Andrea Leigh Yates, MBA RN CCRN, Field Director, Disease Specific Care and Health Care Staffing Services Programs Accreditation and Certification Operations, Joint Commission
Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Hospital has sued Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, alleging the physician group is using noncompete agreements to prevent 27 cardiologists from joining Ellis. The complaint was submitted Aug. 12 in New York Supreme Court…