McLaren Greater Lansing (Mich.), part of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care, will open a 15-bed inpatient behavioral health unit on Oct. 1 through a partnership with Clarksville, Ind.-based Brightwell Behavioral Health. Brightwell will oversee clinical and administrative operations for…
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Siloed patient-reported outcome (PRO) initiatives leave data unused and front-line teams unsupported. Norton Healthcare, Endeavor Health, and Northwestern Medicine are taking a different path — embedding PROs across their organizations to shape care delivery, guide innovation, and meet regulatory demands. In…
Oct 16, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Matt Gitelis
Founder and CEO, PatientIQ
Steven Glassman, MD
Medical Director and Chair, American Spine Registry at Norton Healthcare
Justin Brueck
System Vice President, Innovation and Research, Endeavor Health
Deneen Ochab
Director, Quality and Patient Safety, Northwestern Medicine
Addiction medicine physicians and other healthcare professionals will meet with lawmakers to advocate for expanded access to opioid use disorder treatment and residential care for older adults. Attendees will urge Congress to reintroduce and co-sponsor the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access…
A new poll from Hopelab and Data for Progress could shed light on how younger generations understand and experience mental health — and what they say older generations are getting wrong. The survey, released Sept. 16, polled 1,305 individuals ages…
Harm reduction setbacks — including syringe shortages and the closure of a major needle exchange — have fueled Maine’s largest HIV outbreak, concentrated in Penobscot County. The county, home to Bangor, has recorded 28 new cases over two years, about…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare will shut down one of its residential eating disorder treatment facilities in Durham, N.C., according to a Sept. 11 WARN filing. The North Carolina Department of Commerce report indicated Carolina House Homestead & Cottage will close…
From under-coded exams to misconfigured billing systems, radiology groups are losing revenue daily. One West Coast practice uncovered major losses tied to automation errors and poor queue oversight. Others miss reimbursement altogether due to basic demographic and authorization missteps. Uncover…
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Complex wounds don’t heal on a schedule — and traditional hospital-based care models often fall short once patients go home. In this session, Erich Lemker, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., shares how…
Oct 21, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Erich Lemker, MD
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon, Community Regional Medical Center
Ambulatory Surgery Centers face unique revenue cycle challenges — from implant-heavy procedures to payer-specific contract rules and front-end requirements that, if missed, quickly turn into denials and revenue leakage. With leaner margins than hospitals, effective accounts receivable (AR) management isn’t…
Oct 2, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Dylan DeScheda
Vice President, Accounts Receivable, nimble solutions
Tonya Bailey, VP
Payment Posting, Credits and Charge Posting, nimble solutions
A survey of U.S. adults with employer-sponsored health insurance found that individuals with mental health needs are far more likely to encounter obstacles when trying to access medical care, according to a Sept. 15 Axios report. The findings come from…