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Precision medicine as strategy: St. Luke’s enterprise approach

Health systems cannot afford fragmented specialty care or missed downstream opportunity. Three years ago, St. Luke’s University Health Network made a deliberate decision to invest in precision medicine as a core enterprise priority. Through its DNA Answers program, the health…

Mar 27, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago

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Aldo Carmona, MD

Senior Vice President, Clinical Integration, St. Luke’s University Health Network

Cassie Hajek, MD

Medical Director, Helix Research Network

Craig Newman

Chief Transformation Officer, Helix

Building resilient pharmacy procurement in a volatile market

Pharmacy procurement now sits at the intersection of financial performance, supply chain and regulatory accountability. As margins tighten and shortages persist, leaders can no longer rely on isolated purchasing decisions to protect their organizations. This report outlines a clearer path…

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North Carolina governor signs order to strengthen behavioral healthcare

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has signed an executive order that aims to improve behavioral healthcare and public safety in the state. The order directs several cabinet agencies to strengthen coordination between North Carolina’s behavioral health and criminal justice systems,…

Federal agencies launch 9 behavioral health IT pilots

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has selected nine pilot programs to test health IT standards aimed at strengthening behavioral and physical health integration through improved data exchange. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the selections Feb.…

U of Cincinnati AI tool predicts SUD with 83% accuracy: Study

A study published Jan. 27 in Mental Health Research found an AI model predicted substance use disorder defining behaviors with up to 83% accuracy and addiction severity with up to 84%. University of Cincinnati researchers Sumra Bari, PhD, the study’s…

The hidden patient safety risk at discharge

Discharge is one of the most legally and clinically vulnerable moments in care — especially for multilingual patients. When instructions are unclear, inconsistently translated or poorly integrated into documentation workflows, the consequences extend beyond confusion. Health systems face increased risk…

Mar 17, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago

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Albert Villarin, MD, MBA, FACEP

Vice President, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Nuvance-Northwell Health

Tripp Partaia

Managing Director and Industry Vice President, Oracle Cloud Engineering

Paul Brake, Ph.D,

Healthcare Industry Executive, Oracle

Henry Ford Health transfers hospital ahead of behavioral health retrofit

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has transferred its Madison Heights hospital to Warren, Mich.-based Trillium Health Care Management, which plans to convert the site into an inpatient behavioral health facility. Trillium will assume ownership of the facility and begin renovations to…

The hidden workforce crisis: How housing costs are reshaping healthcare

The housing crisis is becoming a healthcare leadership issue. As housing costs rise faster than wages, many healthcare employees cannot afford to live near where they work. The result is longer commutes, higher turnover, staffing instability and escalating labor costs…

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San Diego County launches $27.6M inpatient psychiatric facility

A county-funded, $27.6 million inpatient psychiatric facility in Oceanside, Calif., has begun operations after providing short-term care to 31 patients. The 16-bed unit started admitting patients Dec. 29 following staff training in November, according to a Feb. 5 news release…

Northwell researcher elected behavioral medicine fellow

New Hyde Park, NY.-based Northwell Health’s Stephanie Fitzpatrick, PhD, was elected a fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, a scientific organization in the field of behavioral medicine. Dr. Fitzpatrick is a clinical health psychologist, behavioral medicine researcher and…