Five insurance companies now account for about half of the Medicaid managed care market, and adolescents enrolled in their plans often receive behavioral healthcare differently than those in other managed care organizations, according to a study published Aug. 5 in…
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For most health systems, the pharmacy is treated as a cost center. A growing number are proving it can be a growth engine instead, and KLAS just took a closer look at how. In its first Emerging Company Spotlight on…
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Picture a supply chain where every item, price and attribute traces back to a single trusted source, powered by Infor Supply Chain Management and Symmetric’s data sourcing and attribution capabilities. Imagine a future where off-contract spend is visible, price changes…
Sep 2, 2026 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CDT
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- Jennifer Krupp, Director of Customer Success, Infor
- Vicki Dardenne, AVP Procurement & Value Analysis, Baptist Health
- Melissa Amell, VP of Strategy, Symmetric Health Solutions
San Francisco-based Amae Health, a provider of mental healthcare, is collaborating with Google Health Enterprise to bring wearable-derived data into its precision psychiatry care model. The collaboration will allow Amae Health’s care teams to incorporate data from wearable devices —…
Join Vertex’s discussion with experts on evaluating and adopting a nonopioid therapy and integrating it into clinical practice. The discussion will explore relevant approaches to acute pain management and real-world insights on adoption.
Sep 10, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Melissa J. Durham, PharmD, Associate Dean, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
A state-commissioned evaluation of New York’s assisted outpatient treatment program found that voluntary outpatient mental health services produced many of the same positive outcomes as court-ordered treatment, while participants receiving voluntary care experienced fewer arrests and psychiatric hospitalizations, Politico reported…
At many health systems, utilization review and revenue capture operate separately. Clinical teams make care decisions, and financial outcomes follow later, often with denials, missed inpatient revenue and rework. A growing number of utilization management leaders are changing that. By…
Sep 11, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Chris Bayham, Chief Operating Officer, Xsolis
- Julie Pack, Senior Director of Client Relationships, Xsolis
- Mequet Martens, RN, BSN, MBA, Executive Director of Case Management, Mobile Infirmary Medical Center
Picture a revenue cycle where surgical cancellations are rare, A/R runs below the national benchmark and leadership can see workflow performance in real time. That’s where one Indiana orthopedic practice landed after three years of continuous revenue cycle automation. The…
Workforce shortages, rising quality expectations and a Gen Z nursing workforce that often moves on within 30 months have exposed the limits of traditional skills-based assessment. Confirming that a task was completed no longer tells leaders whether a nurse can…
Sep 29, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Joel Ray, COL, USAF, NC, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Clinical Advisor, Laudio and StaffGarden by Ascend Learning
- Larissa Africa, MBA, RN, CENP, FAONL, FAAN, Vice President, Healthcare Workforce Solutions, StaffGarden by Ascend Learning
- Alicia Potolsky, DNP, RN, NE-BC, DipACLM, Associate Chief Nursing Officer, El Camino Health
- Julie Balluck, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, System Chief Nursing Officer, Texas Health Resources
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a toolkit to help state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program agencies strengthen oversight of applied behavior analysis (ABA) services for children with autism, according to an Aug. 4 news release from…