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Why traditional denial tracking is missing the most damaging losses

Hospitals spent $43 billion in 2025 chasing payments insurers already owed them. Payer tactics have grown more sophisticated, more automated and harder to detect — and many of the most financially damaging losses, including DRG downgrades, never trigger a formal…

Jun 2, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Tami Knobbe, EVP, CorroHealth
Anne Robertucci, MS, RHIA, Vice President, Clinical Revenue Cycle Prisma Health
Rebekah May, MBA, MSN, RN, CDI Director, Clinical Revenue Cycle The University of Kansas Health System
Penny Jefferson, Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity Services University of California Davis Medical Center
Richard Nagengast, Vice President, PB Revenue Cycle Mount Sinai Health System

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How quality leaders are rethinking patient prioritization for CMS, HRRP and VBP

Many hospitals still rely on generic clinical risk scores to flag high-risk patients. The challenge: those scores aren’t built to map to how CMS Star Ratings, HRRP, VBP and Leapfrog measure performance — which means quality improvement effort can be…

Jun 1, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

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Nik Rao, CEO, Dexur

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A people-first guide to AI in healthcare workflows, security and connection

Most physicians spend about one-third of their working hours in the EHR and on administrative tasks — time that comes directly out of patient interaction, judgment work and recovery between cases. AI is starting to shift that calculus, but for…

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US depression rate remains near record high: Gallup

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults — 19.1% — reported having or being treated for depression in the first quarter of 2026, equal to about 51 million people, according to a recent Gallup analysis. Results are based on surveys conducted…

Yale receives $10M for youth mental health

New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Medicine was gifted $10 million from Bukhman Philanthropies to bolster child and adolescent mental health initiatives. The funding will support the Yale Child Study Center and two of its initiatives: the Yale Center for…

Penn Medicine, CHOP name autism institute director

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia named Eric Morrow, MD, PhD, founding director of the Lurie Autism Institute. Dr. Morrow will assume the role Sept. 1, according to an April 29 news release from CHOP. He will also…

Colorado behavioral health provider to cut 111 jobs

Aurora, Colo.-based Aurora Mental Health and Recovery plans to eliminate 111 positions, representing 14% of its workforce, amid Medicaid changes, effective June 30. Of the affected roles, 66 are administrative and support positions and four provide direct client care, according…

Expanding access, improving outcomes: How AI is transforming behavioral health referrals

Health systems are facing an escalating emergency department (ED) boarding crisis, driven in large part by the surge in behavioral health patients seeking care. Since COVID-19 pandemic, demand has intensified while capacity and coordination have struggled to keep pace. As…

Why ambulatory real estate strategy can no longer be deferred

Health systems are facing a convergence of rising outpatient demand and tightening margins, forcing real estate decisions into the strategic spotlight. At the same time, limited construction and 92.7 percent occupancy rates are tightening supply. Delayed decisions can result in…

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Mount Sinai launches mental health program for performing artists

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has launched the Marilyn Monroe Mental Health for the Arts Program. The program provides dedicated mental health services for the performing arts community and is embedded within the Samuel J. Friedman Health Center…