West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health is making progress on the construction of its new 67,000-square-foot multispecialty center in Howell, N.J. The system held a topping-out ceremony Jan. 21 for the three-story facility, which will house an ASC and services from…
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Companion bills in the Maryland Senate and House propose removing an exception to the state’s certificate-of-need laws, according to a Feb. 23 article from law firm Baker Donelson. Here are five things to know about Senate Bill 494 and House…
As gastroenterology shifts further toward advanced outpatient care, a new wave of devices is expanding what can be treated endoscopically, and how efficiently practices can operate. From tools that enable single-step tumor resection and dissolvable pancreatic stents to swallowable weight-loss…
Anesthesiologists earn an average base salary of $499,526, with 42% reporting bonuses averaging $24,976 and 29% reporting other income averaging $20,612, according to data from salary transparency website Marit Health. Compensation varies widely by practice setting and pay structure. Non-academic…
A student team at Carle Illinois College of Medicine in Urbana has developed an AI-powered app designed to help anesthesiologists manage surgical equipment in real time. The app, called Halo, uses natural language processing, image recognition and machine learning to…
The Robert Cizik Eye Clinic, part of UTHealth Houston, has received Joint Commission accreditation for its office-based surgery program. The accreditation allows the practice to perform ophthalmology surgeries in the clinic as opposed to an ASC or hospital. Performing procedures…
The American Heart Association said it will develop an educational initiative for clinicians treating midlife women, supported by a $1 million philanthropic gift from Jennifer Ashton, MD, and Tom Werner. The program aims to equip cardiologists and OB-GYNs with evidence-based…
Hybrid nursing programs are gaining momentum, but securing alignment across nursing, finance and operations remains a persistent challenge. In this webinar, senior healthcare leaders discuss how to build durable business cases for virtual nursing programs and secure buy-in from executive…
Mar 23, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
Presented by:
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Wendy Deibert, RN
AVP Virtual Care & Workforce Transformation Baptist Health System KY & IN
Marcia Murphy, MSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer Vitalchat
Alan Pitt, MD
Chief Strategy Officer Vitalchat
With nearly 2,000 ASCs under a partnership by a national operator, up from about 1,300 centers in 2011, the consolidation of ASCs has taken on a new path over the past decade and a half. According to VMG Health’s 2025…
Much of the GI community has anchored its view of AI to adenoma detection rates, but Neil Parikh, MD, a gastroenterologist with Farmington-based Connecticut GI, says the bigger disruption will come from predictive analytics and chronic disease management. “We’re really…