Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine has received $175,000 in philanthropic gifts to launch a new initiative to train clinicians in evidence-based youth mental health treatments. The effort is supported by a $100,000 gift from the Annapurna Foundation, along with an additional…
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The healthcare industry is marking 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by remembering the lives lost that day and the healthcare workers and first responders who answered the call without hesitation. Nearly 3,000 people died in the…
In 1987, economist Robert Solow observed that the computer age was visible everywhere except in the productivity statistics. The machines were bought; the work stayed put. The payoff came a decade later, once companies rebuilt around the technology. Revenue cycle…
Oct 13, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Dawn Castro, SVP of Revenue Cycle, Surgery Partners
- Shannan Bolton, VP of Revenue Cycle Optimization and Performance Excellence, Stanford Health Care
- Peter Thompson, VP of RCM Business Support, UF Health
- Michelle Castillon, Chief Product Transformation Officer, Vee Healthtek
AI can transform utilization management — but only when it is built into the decisions and workflows that determine how cases are reviewed, prioritized and supported throughout the patient stay. Building on the session “”Beyond the Worklist: Architecting AI-Enabled Utilization…
Oct 21, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Dr. Jennifer Weinberg, VP, Physician Advisory Solutions, R1
- Melissa Hannan, VP, Product Management, R1
A patient who isn’t ready on the morning of surgery becomes a cancellation, a no-show or a case that starts late. By then, there are no easy choices left. The cost shows up in places a cancellation report doesn’t track.…
Oct 9, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Robert Westergan, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Medical Director, Hinge Health
- Stephen Lance, Provider Network Development, Hinge Health
Most health plans can already see their care gaps. The harder part is reaching the members behind those gaps and helping them follow through on the screenings, visits and preventive care that quality measures depend on. That challenge runs through…
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied a request Sept. 9 to block the federal government’s marijuana Schedule III order, keeping the classification in effect while consolidated legal challenges proceed. The ruling covers SAM, Inc.…
Digital media or device-related problems were present in 19.2% of pediatric psychiatric crisis encounters, according to a study published March 2 in JAACAP Open. Researchers from University of Rochester Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital and Cambridge Health Alliance in Massachusetts…
Tennessee is the ninth state to begin granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines through the Counseling Compact. Under the compact, participating states recognize eligible counselors’ home-state licenses, much like states recognize driver’s licenses issued elsewhere,…
UNC Health Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, N.C., opened an adolescent behavioral health center Sept. 9 to address the “missing middle” in mental healthcare, according to a behavioral health leader at Pardee Hospital. The 23-bed center sits inside Pardee Hospital and…