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Musculoskeletal conditions are among the largest cost drivers for Medicare Advantage plans. As populations age, surgical interventions and downstream utilization continue to drive spending — even when conservative care options may be appropriate. A new analysis of Medicare Advantage members…
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University of California Los Angeles Health has received a $100 million gift from Steward and Lynda Resnick to expand behavioral healthcare services and support completion of its neuropsychiatric hospital and comprehensive mental health campus. The hospital and outpatient clinic complex…
Revenue cycle leaders are investing heavily in hot topics such as AI automation, denial management, and front-end transformation. But while the spotlight stays there, a major financial risk is quietly accelerating, and most organizations aren’t prepared. An aging population, combined…
Mar 30, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Nikki Stackhouse
VP Revenue Cycle Acute Prisma Health
Drew Mahone
Executive Director, Revenue Cycle and Billing Operations Johns Hopkins
Garrett Kates
Executive Director Mercy
Angela Horn
VP of Business Development & Corporate Counsel DCM Services
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., said it has implemented a systemwide behavioral health model that reduced behavioral health boarding admissions by 78% and shortened patients’ length of stay by more than 50%. The hospital credited…
A provider recommends the next step, but the patient never schedules the visit, or schedules weeks later than clinically appropriate. This moment, repeated thousands of times across health systems, is where breakdowns in both patient flow and referral management quietly…
Mar 31, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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William H. Morris, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, Tennr
Elliot R. Blackman, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer, MUSC Physicians
Bill Schiff, MHA
Senior Vice President, Chief Payor Strategy Officer, Novant Health
Amy Nyberg
President, Ambulatory Services at Jefferson Health
Unnecessary diagnostic testing is putting patient safety and hospital margins at risk. At Mayo Clinic Florida and UC San Diego Health, clinical leaders are reshaping this pattern with structured diagnostic stewardship programs — cutting inappropriate testing, preserving antimicrobial effectiveness and…
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Health systems are investing in interventional psychiatry programs as demand for treatment-resistant depression therapies rises and payer policies evolve. In 2021, an estimated 8.9 million U.S. adults were treated for major depressive disorder each year, and about 2.8 million —…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services recorded a net income of $1.5 billion in 2025, up from $1.1 billion in 2024, according to its Feb. 25 financial report. Eight things to know: 1. The for-profit system reported an operating…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare reported a fourth-quarter net loss attributable to Acadia of $13.02 per diluted share after recording a $996.2 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge, the company said in its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results. Here are five things…