The Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is opening an outpatient location in Somerset, N.J. The new center will provide cardiology clinic visits for new and existing patients, non-invasive testing and fetal echocardiography. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Cardiac Center…
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Industry leaders say that some of the most widely held beliefs in ASC management may be actively doing harm, rather than just being outdated. From the push to move every case out of the hospital to the assumption that more…
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Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms and frustrated staff often point to one issue: inefficient use of space. Healthcare organizations across hospitals, clinics, senior living and behavioral health settings are under pressure to improve throughput and staff experience without expanding…
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Food insecurity is increasingly recognized as a clinical risk factor that drives utilization, destabilizes patient outcomes, and contributes to variation in performance across populations. As value-based care strategies mature, leading organizations are moving beyond ad hoc food assistance toward structured,…
Apr 29, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Kyle Murphy, FIM Strategy Consultant
Associate Principal Health Management Associate
Marlena Balcerak, MS, RDN, LDN
Clinical Nutrition Manager IV SodexoMagic / Methodist Hospitals
Anne Leach, MS, RDN, LD
Director, Clinical and Community Nutrition Sodexo Healthcare at University Hospitals
Revenue cycle is often managed as a series of discrete functions, but for clinicians and frontline teams its fragmentation creates daily friction that directly impacts patient care. From prior authorization delays that postpone treatments and procedures to downstream coding and…
May 7, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Jason McNeil
CFO, Singing River Health
Sarah McGoldrick
Executive Director Finance, Singing River Health
John Smith
SVP Customer Partner, Singing River Health
Jennifer Weinberg
MD , VP Operations Physician Advisory, R1 RCM
As capital projects move from strategy to reality, delays, unclear costs and compliance complexity can slow progress and strain already limited resources. In this session, we’ll discuss managing growing capital demands with tighter budgets and oversight requirements. It offers a…
May 5, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Mark Kenneday
Director of Market Strategy and Development – Healthcare Gordian
The Justice Department and the state of Ohio on Feb. 20 filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Columbus-based OhioHealth alleging the nonprofit health system has for years wielded its market power to lock out competition and drive up healthcare costs…
ASC administrators and physicians say the biggest obstacle facing the sector is a reimbursement structure that has not kept pace with rising costs or the expanding role of outpatient surgery. From fee schedule disparities to outdated anesthesia payment models, four…
Operating room efficiency and performance has become a key metric for ASCs as they continue navigating the anesthesia workforce shortage and rising demand for surgical services. The percentage of healthcare facilities reporting anesthesia staffing shortages rose from 35% before the…