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Why inpatient coding quality is now a governance issue

Ninety-five percent. Ninety-seven percent. Ninety-eight percent. Accuracy rates look strong on paper. But are they enough? In today’s environment, payers are using advanced analytics to flag documentation inconsistencies at scale. Clinical validation denials are rising. Audit scrutiny is intensifying. At…

Mar 31, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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Laura Legg, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CDIP, Vice President of Coding, Coronis Health

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San Francisco OKs performance-based sobering center

Phoenix-based Connections Health Solutions will operate a 25-bed site sobering center in San Francisco under a 26-month performance-based contract with the city, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Feb. 26. The RESET Center, expected to open in April, will serve as…

Oceans Healthcare taps behavioral hospital CEO

Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare has appointed Cady Pruitt CEO of Oceans Behavioral Hospital in Baton Rouge, La. Ms. Pruitt joined the organization in 2021 at Louisiana Behavioral Health, where she served as director of clinical services, according to a Feb.…

Inside Children's of Alabama's approach to de-escalation training

Birmingham-based Children’s of Alabama has expanded its behavioral health and de-escalation training strategy as demand for mental health services has risen during and since the pandemic. In response, the hospital adopted a layered education approach built around online courses from…

Quiet at Night: A new path to calmer, more restful hospital nights

How addressing unnecessary device alarms and managing them away from the bedside can help patients heal and nurses focus Hospital noise levels have skyrocketed since the 1960s, turning patient rooms — especially at night — into spaces of fragmented sleep…

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How one system realigned its fragmented EHR and helped improve care delivery

Most health care organizations struggle with fragmented systems that make it difficult to share patient information and operate efficiently. Optum Health faced this challenge head-on — transforming dozens of standalone EHR systems into a single enterprise platform. This transformation unified…

Mar 25, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Jonathan Cooper, Vice President, Provider Technology Consulting, Optum consulting
Lucas Ladden, Vice President, Practice Innovation, Strategy, and Operations, Optum Health

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10 behavioral health leaders' ‘North Star’ in turbulent times

When asked how they navigate policy swings, reimbursement challenges and rapid innovation, behavioral health leaders voiced a common thread: stay anchored to mission, protect access and build systems resilient enough to withstand change. Like what you see here? Join us…

UHS expects $35M earnings hit from California psychiatric staffing mandate

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services is expecting to see a $35 million pre-tax earnings headwind in 2026 from the implementation of California’s emergency staffing regulations for freestanding psychiatric hospitals. The regulation is slated to take effect June 1.…

Las Vegas provider opens southern Nevada’s 1st crisis stabilization center

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas has partnered with Clark County to open a crisis stabilization center. The outpatient facility is the first and only in southern Nevada serving individuals 18 years or older who are experiencing…

Manual work is slowing digital transformation

Over half of organizations say employees spend more than 40% of their workday on manual tasks like data entry and document routing. In healthcare, where margins are tight and staff capacity directly affects patient access, that level of manual work…

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