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At many health systems, utilization review and revenue capture operate separately. Clinical teams make care decisions, and financial outcomes follow later, often with denials, missed inpatient revenue and rework. A growing number of utilization management leaders are changing that. By…
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- Chris Bayham, Chief Operating Officer, Xsolis
- Julie Pack, Senior Director of Client Relationships, Xsolis
- Mequet Martens, Manager, Care Transitions, Mobile Infirmary Medical Center
Picture a revenue cycle where surgical cancellations are rare, A/R runs below the national benchmark and leadership can see workflow performance in real time. That’s where one Indiana orthopedic practice landed after three years of continuous revenue cycle automation. The…
Workforce shortages, rising quality expectations and a Gen Z nursing workforce that often moves on within 30 months have exposed the limits of traditional skills-based assessment. Confirming that a task was completed no longer tells leaders whether a nurse can…
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- Joel Ray, COL, USAF, NC, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Clinical Advisor, Laudio and StaffGarden by Ascend Learning
- Larissa Africa, MBA, RN, CENP, FAONL, FAAN, Vice President, Healthcare Workforce Solutions, StaffGarden by Ascend Learning
- Alicia Potolsky, DNP, RN, NE-BC, DipACLM, Associate Chief Nursing Officer, El Camino Health
- Julie Balluck, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, System Chief Nursing Officer, Texas Health Resources
Most health systems know they have a physician shortage. Fewer realize how deep it runs. New data shows the shortage has been underreported, and the cost is landing squarely on the bottom line. Consider retention: only 18 percent of physicians…
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- Melinda Giese, SVP, Enterprise Client Solutions, CHG Healthcare
Ochsner Behavioral Health Acadiana welcomed its first patients July 8, marking the official launch of a regional behavioral health network built jointly by Ochsner Lafayette (La.) General and Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare. The network pairs a newly built hospital in…
Prolonged operative times and prone positioning make spine surgery one of the highest-risk settings for pressure and nerve injuries. The consequences land on patients, staff and margins alike. That risk is about to carry new accountability. Beginning in calendar year…
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Legal Action Center submitted two comment letters, endorsed by 89 other health and justice advocacy organizations, urging CMS to withdraw two Medicaid proposals that would limit behavioral healthcare access. The letters challenge a proposed rule that would cap certain Medicaid…
A planned $3 million federal investment for Insight Hospital & Medical Center Coldwater remains tied up in the U.S. Senate, delaying behavioral health renovations at the Coldwater, Mich.-based hospital, WTVB reported Aug. 1. The funding, requested by Congressman Tim Walberg,…
From a 292-bed state-funded psychiatric hospital in Texas to New Mexico’s only children’s emergency psychiatric unit, hospitals and health systems are expanding behavioral health access as demand continues to grow, representing more than $730 million in investment. Here are 21…
Universities are investing in the behavioral health workforce by expanding certificates and degree programs amid nationwide shortages. This comes as workforce shortages worsened in 2025 from 2024, according to federal data. As of Dec. 13, 2025, the number of designated mental…
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