The cardiology workforce is under mounting strain as rising patient demand collides with physician shortages, reimbursement pressure and shifts in care delivery. Longer wait times, an aging clinician base and tightening margins are forcing health systems to rethink staffing models,…
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Hypertensive disorders remain a leading contributor to maternal morbidity, yet blood pressure management during pregnancy and postpartum care continues to evolve. The release of the 2025 American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology blood pressure guidelines introduces updated thresholds…
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Carolyn M. Zelop, MD, FACOG, FAHA, FAIUM
Director of Fetal Echocardiography and Perinatal Research, Valley Health SystemClinical Professor of Ob/Gyn, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Kristal Graves, DNP, MSN, RNC-EFM, C-ONQS
Clinical Nurse Improvement CoachIowa Statewide Obstetrics Mobile Simulation TeamIowa Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM)Iowa Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (IPQCC)University of Iowa Health Care Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Erin Poe Ferranti, PhD, MPH, RN, FAHA, FPCNA, FAAN
Associate Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing; Emory University
Patricia Suplee, PhD, RNC-OB, FAAN
Director, School of Nursing and Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor; University of North Carolina Wilmington
Enterprise (Ala.) Women’s Center will close March 31 after 32 years in operation due to staffing shortages, WTVY reported Feb. 12. The practice currently operates with one OB-GYN and one nurse practitioner. Following the closure, Bradley Heim, MD, will join…
Every unanswered call in a dental practice represents more than a scheduling issue. It results in underused chair time, lost revenue and added pressure on already thin margins. As practices test AI across patient access, scheduling and revenue operations, two…
Mar 25, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Raihan Faroqui, MD
Vice President of Partnerships Confido Health
Penny Fillipe
Head of Operations Alpha Dental
Vichar Shroff
Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder Confido Health
Outpatient care remains one of healthcare’s hottest investment targets in 2026. From new multimillion-dollar ASC builds to joint venture partnerships, these moves signal continued confidence in the shift toward ambulatory care settings. Here are some of the largest investments being…
Tenet’s ASC arm, United Surgical Partners International, is positioning itself for a new growth runway as Medicare begins phasing out its inpatient-only list in 2026, a policy shift the company said will gradually expand the number of higher-acuity procedures moving…
Certificate-of-need laws remain one of the biggest regulatory forces shaping where and how ASCs can grow, and the landscape is shifting rapidly state by state. With courts pausing repeal efforts in some markets, others raising cost thresholds or carving out…
Little Rock-based Ortho Arkansas began construction on a new surgery center in North Little Rock, Ark., according to a Feb. 11 report from Arkansas Money & Politics. The more than 47,000-square-foot center will include 10 operating rooms, 20 per-operative bays,…
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David M. German, MD, MPH, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University
Dor Lotan, MD
Medical Director, Center for Pericardial Diseases and NYP Centralized Heart Failure Management Program, Columbia University Irving Medical Center-New York Presbyterian Hospital
Jordan Lindekens, AGACNP, MSN
Nurse Practitioner, Center for Advanced Cardiac Care, New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Across five common cardiology procedures, ASCs consistently post lower total costs than hospital outpatient departments — in some cases by more than $6,000 per case — driven largely by lower facility fees. However, the patient’s share of the bill doesn’t…