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Impact of AI in the Imaging Department: Driving Quality and Efficiency in CT

Join imaging leaders Kate Myers and Dr. Gilbert Maulsby as they discuss how AI is transforming CT imaging across both operational and clinical environments. Kate Myers, Director of Imaging, will share her experience leveraging AI-powered CT technology across multiple scanner…

Nov 5, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST

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Kate Myers, Director of Medical Imaging, Community Health South, Community Health Network
Gilbert Maulsby, MD, Medical Director, Radiologist, ProScan, Naples

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Is the outpatient slump back? 5 survey findings

Outpatient visits fell 7.5% in May 2026, matching a seasonal dip seen in May and June of 2024 and 2025, according to Chicago-based Strata Decision Technology’s latest Performance Trends Report. The report looks at hospital financial, operational and encounter data…

How the anesthesia bottleneck became every specialty's problem

ASC leaders have told Becker’s in recent months that dependable anesthesia coverage now decides how many cases a center can take on, and at some facilities, anesthesia access has become the primary rate-limiting factor, ahead of staffing costs or supply…

The 5 battles defining ASCs in 2026

From Medicare prior authorization to hospital pushback on site of care, ASCs spent 2026 fighting on several policy and payment fronts at once. Here are five battles that shaped the year for surgery center operators and physicians: 1. Medicare prior…

How Vanderbilt rebuilt patient flow around real-time data

At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, executives start every day on patient flow dashboards. Clinicians check capacity from their phones. Cross-functional teams coordinate from the same real-time picture — a shift from the manual, fragmented reports that shaped operations before. Getting…

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Schiara Gonzalez Parker, MBA, BSN, RN, Senior Director of Patient Flow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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What happens after the click? Inside Virtua Health’s marketing measurement roadmap

Most health system marketers know the feeling: a campaign goes out, the clicks roll in and then the trail goes cold. In environments with strict governance and rising privacy expectations, seeing what actually happens after a digital click can feel…

Nov 12, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST

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Ryan Younger, VP Marketing, Virtua Health
Jeric Griffin, Performance Marketing Strategy Lead, Freshpaint

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The 1 decision that could make or break ASC margins

Accepting unprofitable cases for volume’s sake could be the costliest mistake an ASC makes in the next year, according to leaders. Two ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the one decision that could make or break an ASC’s bottom line…

Independent medicine is infrastructure — we should treat it that way

We have become accustomed to thinking that bigger systems are stronger systems. In healthcare, consolidation is often justified by the promise of greater efficiency, coordination, purchasing power and scale. And sometimes scale does provide real advantages, but efficiency and resilience…

The proposed 20% Medicare cut pushing this specialty to the brink

CMS is proposing to cut physician reimbursement for total hip and knee replacement by approximately 20% in 2027, on top of an 8% reduction that took effect earlier this year. The proposal would reduce physician payment for both procedures while…

$1B Medicare lab cuts built on physician office data

Private-payer rates behind CMS’ preliminary 2027 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule average about 16% below 2026 Medicare rates. Physician office labs supplied the largest share of the data behind them. CMS estimates the reset could save about $1 billion a year.…