The Federal Trade Commission is forming a healthcare task force aimed at strengthening enforcement and oversight across the industry. The task force will take a more unified approach to investigating anticompetitive behavior, protecting consumers and identifying emerging risks in healthcare…
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As ASCs continue to reshape the American healthcare landscape, the executives steering the industry’s largest platforms have never been more influential. Here’s a closer look at the leaders at the helm of the biggest names in the ASC business: United…
New insights from the 2026 Trends in Specialty Drug Benefits Report, co-sponsored by Pharmaceutical Strategies Group (PSG) and Genentech, are now available. This year’s report covers the changing priorities, challenges and strategies payers are considering to ensure access to specialty…
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A patient is identified in primary care as needing behavioral health support, but the referral does not turn into treatment. That scenario is still common across healthcare, even when referral processes improve. For health systems focused on access, engagement and…
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From ASC acquisitions to new care delivery tools, here are six updates from Optum, the parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, that Becker’s has reported on since the start of 2026:
AI is advancing rapidly across healthcare, but scale without trust can weaken clinical judgment rather than strengthen it. Health systems are being flooded with AI tools promising efficiency, margin improvement and relief from clinician burnout. Early adopters are already reporting…
May 13, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Romil Chadha, MD, MBA, MPH, SFHM, FACP, CMIO
UK Healthcare; Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Kentucky
Lisa Stephenson, MSN, RN, NI-BC
Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Cedars-Sinai Health System
Rick Newell, MD
Chief Transformation Officer, Vituity
Justin Mardjuki,
CEO, Sayvant
David Vawdrey
Chief Data & Informatics Officer, Geisinger
If you are not actively auditing your anesthesia revenue cycle, you may be missing revenue risks and opportunities. This webinar will help leaders understand what a comprehensive anesthesia revenue cycle management audit can reveal before those issues turn into larger…
Apr 23, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Rhett Lankford
SVP, General Manager, NAPA Managed Services
Lynn Van Houten
SVP, Revenue Cycle Management, NAPA
Angela Conlon
Senior Director, Revenue Integrity & Optimization, NAPA
Clavio Ascari - Jason Grady Clavio Ascari, MD
Chief Clinical Officer, NAPA
Christina Midcap
VP, Managed Care Contracting, NAPA
San Francisco-based Oath Surgical is taking on the fragmented healthcare system with a vertically integrated approach to outpatient surgery. Launched in 2024, Oath operates three ASCs in Portland, Ore., and partners with more than 175 surgeons and 20 affiliated ASCs…
Across health systems, revenue can be lost at multiple points in the medication journey, from prescriptions that are abandoned to therapies that never begin to claims that end in write-offs. Those losses are often addressed separately. Pharmacy leaders focus on…
Apr 21, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health plans to build a new outpatient clinic in Washington City, Utah. According to a March 20 news release the facility will offer services including primary care, an InstaCare urgent care clinic and occupational health through…