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What it takes to pull a fragmented revenue cycle back together

Most revenue cycle teams are not underperforming because people are not trying. They are underperforming because the work is scattered. Every added vendor creates another handoff. Every handoff creates a place where accountability goes soft and a claim can sit.…

Sep 24, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

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Alicia Johnson, Associate VP of Revenue Cycle, Lake Regional Health System
Nicole Rogas, President, RevSpring

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New York failed to ensure Medicaid insurers followed mental health parity rules: OIG

New York’s Medicaid program failed to ensure that insurers administering the program were not denying prior authorization requests for mental health services at higher rates than for medical services, an audit report published Aug. 14 by the HHS Office of…

Gateway Foundation rebrands after nearly 60 years

Chicago-based Gateway Foundation has rebranded as Alpharus Health, reflecting the organization’s growth and vision for behavioral healthcare. Alpharus Health provides substance use and mental health treatment, professional training, public policy advocacy and correctional treatment programs, according to an Aug. 18…

Gallup: Reported US gambling falls to 45%, down from 64% a decade ago

The percentage of U.S. adults who report doing any kind of gambling during the past year fell to 45%, down from 64% a decade ago, according to an Aug. 17 report from Gallup. The findings are based on telephone interviews…

HHS clears 2 peer support programs for federal foster care funding

HHS added new peer support programs to the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse, allowing states to seek federal matching funds for providing the services, according to an Aug. 18 news release from the agency. Here are five things to know:…

How Geisinger built an outpatient behavioral health workforce from 26 providers to more than 200

A 2026 Vizient Impact of Change forecast found adult outpatient behavioral health volumes to rise 22% by 2036, more than seven times the 3% increase a population-based model would suggest. For health systems, that gap between projected need and current…

Let’s get real about AI in cardiology: Why pilots alone won’t drive transformation

Cardiac imaging, monitoring and specialist follow-up volumes keep climbing, and cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide. The response in most health systems has been to add AI department by department — automated echo quantification in one place,…

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Patient flow breaks in access long before it reaches the financials

Referrals stall between the referring office and the scheduler. Calls get abandoned. A patient hits the phone tree, gives up, and books somewhere else. None of it registers in a report until the revenue is gone and the patient is…

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Patients deserve every evidence-based option for mental healthcare

Right now, about 30% of Americans treated for clinical depression don’t see any improvements. Not with therapy. Not after trying one medication, then another, then a third. Relief remains agonizingly out of reach. That’s why doctors, therapists, and Washington policymakers…

Unlock savings with clinical value stewardship — Lessons from UChicago Medicine

Most supply savings programs stop at the contract, and the opportunity that remains sits in clinical detail no spend report captures. Two physicians perform the same procedure and consume different supplies at different cost. Reimbursement does not match. Multiply that…

Sep 30, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

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Allen Passerallo, Senior Vice President, Physician Preference, Vizient Inc.
Ian O’Malley, Executive Director, Strategic Sourcing, University of Chicago Medicine

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