South Dakota has the highest concentration of certified registered nurse anesthetists relative to its population, with nearly 44 CRNAs per 100,000 residents, according to a Becker’s analysis of May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data and 2024 U.S. Census…
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AI agents have moved quickly from pilot to production in orthopedic operations, but adoption alone says little about returns. The harder question for operational leaders is which deployments are actually moving the needle on revenue, cost and capacity — and…
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Optum is speaking with multiple large New York health systems to sell some specialties in the state, the company confirmed to Becker’s June 24. The UnitedHealth Group subsidiary is considering the sale of certain specialties, including orthopedics, general surgery and…
AI is becoming embedded in healthcare, helping clinicians retrieve information faster and ease administrative burden. Recent Wolters Kluwer research found 74% of physicians and 70% of nurses now use generative AI weekly, yet 92% say human expert validation remains essential.…
Aug 12, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Lisa Ivanjack, MD, MHCM, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Providence
- John-Paul Mead, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Centralus Health
- William Gustin, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Medical Information Officer, Moab Regional Hospital
- Amanda Heidemann, MD, FAAFP, FAMIA, Senior Clinical Content Consultant, Clinical Effectiveness, Wolters Kluwer Health
- Yaw Fellin, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Clinical Decision Support and Provider Solutions, Wolters Kluwer Health
A bipartisan group of senators led by Senator Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, introduced the Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026, legislation that would create the first formal federal shortage designation for general surgeons and direct the…
The ASC industry has been expanding on several fronts: more procedures are moving out of the hospital and into ASCs, patients increasingly desire outpatient treatments, and the demand for surgical services — and therefore anesthesia — continues to rise. Some…
St. Louis-based Ascension has become the third-largest ASC operator after its $3.9 billion acquisition of AmSurg expanded its footprint to more than 300 surgery centers. The health system now trails only Tenet Healthcare’s USPI, which operates more than 535 ASCs…
Crowded EDs, delayed discharges, clinician shortages and rising financial pressure are squeezing health systems from every direction. For years the answer was to add capacity. In most markets, that is no longer realistic. This panel brings together executives from Vituity,…
Jul 30, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Imamu Tomlinson, MD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Vituity
- William Morice II, MD, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mayo Clinic Laboratories
- Jordan Dale, MD, CMIO, Chief AI Officer, Houston Methodist
- Ash Tengshe, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, City of Hope
- Chris Klay, MHA, MA, PT, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Illinois Market, Hospital Sisters Health System
Workplace violence against healthcare workers is impossible to ignore, with more than 80% of nurses reporting at least one incident in a single year, according to a 2024 National Nurses United report. The fallout reaches well beyond the bedside. Six…
Jul 23, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Jon Share, Healthcare Vertical Lead and Senior Account Executive, Axon
- Dan Snyder, Enterprise Assistant Vice President of Public Safety - Risk Mitigation, Advocate Health
- Keith Hunter, Executive Director of Security Services, Wellstar