Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System has purchased an 85,448-square-foot facility in Joplin to grow outpatient care. The building is intended to support future outpatient and diagnostic services, according to a Jan. 23 news release from the health system. Freeman Health…
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Legislators in New Jersey are likely to re-introduce legislation that would ban most noncompete agreements in the state, according to an article published Jan. 23 by JD Supra. The legislation — Assembly Bill 5708 and Senate Bill 4385 — would…
Cardiology has been shifting to the outpatient setting for years — a transition recently accelerated by technology and payer incentive alignment toward ASCs. In its 2026 final rule published Nov. 21, CMS approved four cardiovascular codes for electrophysiology studies and…
Medical malpractice verdicts topping $10 million — often dubbed “nuclear” awards — are becoming more common as juries hand down eye-popping damages for catastrophic injuries and wrongful deaths. Physician groups, including the American Medical Association, have warned that the post-COVID-19…
Aging biomedical infrastructure and fragmented data are no longer just operational headaches — they are margin risks. When healthcare technology management (HTM) operates in silos, technology becomes a liability instead of a strategic asset. This leadership discussion explores how health…
Feb 24, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
Presented by:
Presenters
Randy Mattingly
Client Development Executive, Pointcore
Nancy Wright
VP, Commercial Services Digital Platforms, U.S. & Canada, GE HealthCare
Matt Hall
Director of Clinical Engineering, Pointcore
Intuitive Surgical has received FDA clearance for cardiac procedures using the da Vinci 5 surgical robot, according to a Jan. 26 report from Mass Device. The new cardiac clearances cover mitral valve repair, internal mammary artery mobilization for cardiac revascularization,…
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction are increasingly prevalent and complex syndromes within the broader spectrum of heart failure. As understanding of these conditions continues to evolve, so does the need for…
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Georges Chahoud, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA, FASE
Regional Director, Heart Failure Clinical Program-SSM Health, St. Louis & Southern IL
Pardeep Jhund, MD, FESC, FHFA
Professor, Cardiology & Epidemiology, University of Glasgow
Brian August, MD, a physician in El Paso, Texas, has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act, the False Claims Act and the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act. According to a…
As payer prior authorization requirements grow more complex, ASCs are increasingly caught in what one administrator describes as a “game of chicken” between patient care and financial survival. Elisa Auguste, administrator at East Setauket, N.Y.-based Precision Care Surgery Center and…
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center has opened a new Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The center provides specialized care for patients with IBD and related colorectal conditions and is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of gastroenterology, colorectal surgery,…