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Prevention by design: The next era of intelligent revenue cycle strategy

As payer complexity increases and margins narrow, revenue cycle leaders are moving beyond reactive fixes.Advances in automation, AI and process modernization are driving measurable gains in denials management, coding accuracy and AR follow-up — while enabling earlier intervention across the…

Mar 31, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Presenters:

Pat DeAngelo, President, CorroHealth
Keisha Downes DMSc(c),MBA-HM, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, Vice President, Mid-Revenue Cycle Beth Israel Lahey Health
Lissa Mann, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Applications Advocate Health

ChatGPT Health missed suicide-crisis alerts in high-risk cases: Study

ChatGPT Health inconsistently triggered suicide-crisis alerts cases in which users described specific plans for self-harm, according to a study published Feb. 23 in Nature Medicine. The evaluation — led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai…

Accelerated TMS matches standard depression protocol: Study

A study led by Los Angeles-based UCLA Health found that an accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation protocol delivered over five consecutive days produced outcomes comparable to the standard six-week course for patients with treatment-resistant depression. The study was published June 15…

Pediatric behavioral hospital to merge with WVU Medicine hospital

Orchard Park Hospital in Wheeling, W.Va., a 30-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital, has signed a letter of intent to merge with WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital. As part of the merger, Wheeling Hospital will work collaboratively with WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s and…

California system considers cutting outpatient programs to save $9M

Alameda (Calif.) Health System is seeking to close two intensive outpatient treatment programs at Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., and Fairmont Hospital in San Leandro, Calif., according to a Feb. 11 public notice from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. …

Building an end-to-end behavioral health model that works

Behavioral health is one of healthcare’s most fragmented service lines. Patients move from the ED to inpatient to ambulatory to digital tools and too often, the baton gets dropped. For health system leaders, the financial and operational consequences are rising…

Mar 31, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Presenters:

Luke Raymond, LCPC, Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Precise Behavioral Health
Dominique Dietz, LCSW, Director, Virtual Behavioral Health, OSF OnCall

MUSC Health chief sees promise in EmPATH model

Lalithkumar Solai, MD, chief of mental health at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, told Becker’s how the system is transforming emergency department triage for behavioral health patients through the use of EmPATH — emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment and…

Diagnostic gaps between depression, delirium: 4 study notes

A study led by Cleveland Clinic found diagnostic agreement between primary services and consultation-liaison psychiatry for delirium was 88%, compared to 67% for strict depression diagnoses. The multisite study was published Dev. 5 in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research. Cleveland…

Healthcare leaders should rethink behavioral care delivery: AHA

Nearly 23% of U.S. adults have a mental illness and 48% of those individuals did not receive treatment in 2024, prompting health systems leaders to rethink traditional, clinical-based models of care. To address these gaps, the American Hospital Association’s Community…

Oregon provider opens housing with behavioral health services

Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare has opened its first large-scale permanent supportive housing development in Clatsop County, a 32-unit project in Astoria, Ore., designed to serve people with mental health and substance use disorders. The Baker Building includes at least nine units…