California plans to invest $1.18 billion in behavioral health facilities, raising the state’s commitment to its broader initiative of increasing access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment to nearly $4.2 billion. The additional investment will fund 66 projects…
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Ambient AI is helping clinicians spend less time documenting care. But documentation automation is only the starting point. Healthcare leaders are now asking a bigger question: How can AI support clinical decision-making in real time without interrupting the patient interaction?…
Apr 8, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Matt Troup PA-C
Clinical Strategy Principal, Abridge
States are advancing several behavioral health policy changes, from syringe service program restrictions in Indiana to Medicaid reimbursement debates in Maryland and workforce reforms in Oregon. Here are five updates to know: 1. Indiana legislation allowing counties to continue syringe…
Many DSOs expanded quickly during the zero-rate era, but integration often did not keep pace. As capital costs rise, fragmented systems, manual processes and decentralized operations are becoming harder to ignore. For today’s DSOs, the pressure is no longer just…
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Early signs of conditions like dementia are often first observed in primary care. Yet confirming and documenting those changes still relies on overextended specialists and time-intensive evaluations. The result: delayed detection, unnecessary referrals and missed opportunities for early intervention. In…
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Dr. Anthony Zizza
Chief Medical Officer, Element Care
Julie Miyamasu
Clinical Strategy Director, Care Transformation, Advocate Health
Professor Adrian Owen
Cognitive Neuroscientist and Chief Scientific Officer, Creyos
Boston-based Guidelight has named Kelly Jones chief growth officer. In her new role, Ms. Jones will lead national growth strategy, marketing, referral partnerships and market expansion for the behavioral healthcare provider, according to a March 10 news release from the…
Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine is planning to build a $99.3 million four-story health center in midtown Omaha that will expand access to behavioral health and other outpatient services. The Farnam Health Center will house dermatology, general internal medicine, an outpatient gastrointestinal…
The FDA has approved a new use for Wellcovorin, or leucovorin calcium tablets, to treat cerebral folate deficiency, after initiating efforts to expand approval for autism-related symptoms. The approval marks the first FDA-approved treatment for the rare genetic disease, which…
Most virtual health pilots fail not because of the technology — but because of how they’re architected from the start. Without defined exit criteria, integration benchmarks, or measurable system impact, even promising pilots stall before reaching production. This session brings…
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Jason Ward
VP of Information Systems Collette Health
Maruf Haider, MD
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Digital Health Carilion Clinic
Alen Oganesyan, MPA, CHCIO, CDH-E
Associate Chief Information Officer Keck Medicine of USC
Albert Villarin, MD, MBA, FACEP
VP, Chief Medical Informatics Officer Nuvance/Northwell Health
Greta Branford, MD
ACMIO, Associate Medical Director for Healthcare IT, Michigan Medicine
Aurora, Colo.-based Children’s Hospital Colorado and Healthier Colorado have launched a statewide initiative aimed at making youth mental health a top priority in Colorado’s 2026 gubernatorial race. The effort — Mind Our Future Colorado — calls on gubernatorial candidates to…