The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon will receive $125 million from Ballmer Group to expand its child behavioral health undergraduate training model nationwide. The funding will support an initiative that aims to launch 18…
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The University of Toledo received nearly $2 million through the Ohio Behavioral Health Scholarship Program to support students entering behavioral health fields. Students enrolled in either of two approved graduate programs — Master of Social Work or the Master of…
The National Alliance on Mental Illness named Christine Crawford, MD, chief medical officer. Dr. Crawford first joined NAMI as associate medical director in 2020, according to an Aug. 17 news release from the organization. In her new role, Dr. Crawford…
Bright Path Center, a walk-in, standalone behavioral healthcare crisis center, has opened in Doylestown, Pa. The center provides 24/7 support for children, teens and adults experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. Individuals can walk in without an appointment…
OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Teens with built-in safeguards aimed at reducing exposure to potentially harmful or developmentally inappropriate content for users under 18. The protections address higher-risk areas including self-harm, eating disorders, violence, dangerous activities and explicit sexual or graphic…
UnitedHealthcare expanded its child and family behavioral coaching program, giving approximately 13 million eligible commercial members access to behavioral health support. The 2026 expansion adds access for an additional 5 million members at no added cost for employers with fully…
Perioperative teams are being asked to improve throughput, reduce documentation burden and make faster operational decisions — often while relying on manual workflows and fragmented information about what is happening across the OR. On Sept. 29, Jeffrey Cadeddu, MD, executive…
Sep 29, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Jeffrey Cadeddu, MD, Executive Medical Director for Perioperative Services, at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Professor of Urology and Radiology
- Sam Wald, MD, MBA, FASA, Senior Vice President of Perioperative & Interventional Services, Pharmaceutical Services, Laboratory Services, Imaging Services, and Stanford Blood Center; Chief Medical Officer for Perioperative & Interventional Care, Stanford Health Care
As consumers increasingly turn to AI to evaluate their own wellness, health systems face a pivotal moment: the chance to lead the shift from reactive medicine to proactive health management, rather than watch that trust move elsewhere. In this session,…
Sep 23, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Ran Shaul, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, K Health
- Steven Sheris, MD, FACC, FACP, Executive Vice President, Chief Physician Executive, Atlantic Health
Utilization management teams need to turn reviews around quickly, keep them consistent and still be able to defend every decision. AI is beginning to reshape that work. Paired with clinical reviewers, AI can assemble unstructured patient data, align it against…
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- Kim Reed, DNP, RN, Sr. Director,, Utilization Management Center of Excellence, State Health Solutions Telligen
- Lauren Zellmer, MBA, MSN, RN, Director of Clinical Operations, Telligen
- Daniel Cawood, Senior Manager,, Product Management MCG Health
This is an audio featured sessions as part of Becker’s 11th Annual IT + RCM Virtual Highlights Pressure on RCM leaders continues to intensify, and the convergence of clinical, digital, and financial technology is reshaping how care is delivered and…
Sep 29, 2026 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CDT
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- Chase McGrath, Vice President, Product,, Aspirion
- Nikki Ritchson, Senior Director, Payment Variance,, Aspirion