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In the One Big Beautiful Bill era, capacity is no longer an operational detail — it’s a financial imperative. Hospitals that can’t quickly adjust capacity, shorten stays or match resources to fluctuating demand face real financial threats, including margin erosion…
Dec 3, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Peter Pronovost MD, PhD, FCCM
Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, University Hospitals
Shanthi Margoschis MSN, DHA, LSSBB, CPHQ, NEA-BC, CEO
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
Chris Van Gorder, MPA, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer at Scripps Health
Mohan Giridharadas
Founder & CEO, LeanTaaS
Hospitals can’t afford to wait for financial pressures to ease. With labor shortages, reimbursement cuts and capital constraints mounting, systems like Inova, Hartford HealthCare, Providence, UCSF Health and WVU Medicine are moving fast — using AI and smarter operations to…
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Workforce shortages, rising acuity and financial strain are testing anesthesiology services across the country. But some systems are adapting — and thriving — by embracing care team models, data-driven scheduling, and change management strategies that work. In this webinar, anesthesia…
Dec 8, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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David Leachman, MD, FASA, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer, Anesthesia, Sound Physicians
Noele Morse, DNP, MS, CRNA, CENP, NEA-BC
Chief Anesthetist Officer, Sound Physicians
The care delivery journey for Cardiology specialty disease patient populations is evolving rapidly. As they seek to optimize patient outcomes and health system priorities, executive leaders at health systems are pioneering novel multi-disciplinary approaches. A recent Becker’s-Alnylam survey of 101 senior…
Dec 4, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Tim Affeldt, PharmD
Vice President of Specialty/Infusion Operations, Fairview Health Services
Jorge J. Garcia, PharmD, MS, MHA, MBA, FACCC, FACHE
Founder and Principal | Patagonia Healthcare Strategy, Corporate Pharmacy Clinical Enterprise | Baptist Health
Health system leaders know the goal: delivering care that’s seamless, efficient and tailored to each patient. But operational fragmentation and limited visibility into capacity continue to disrupt that aim. At Becker’s 2025 Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting,…
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