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UAMS’ AI playbook for capacity lift & fewer cancellations

Manual, fragmented pre-admission testing strains perioperative teams and the operating room. Phone tag for histories, missing documents and late risk discovery all drive day-of-surgery delays, idle rooms and staff burnout. Leaders need a faster, more reliable way to prepare patients…

Jan 21, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago

Presented by:

Presenters

Tammy Jones, PhD, RN, NE-BC

Chief Nursing Officer / Associate Vice Chancellor for Patient Care Services & Clinical Operations, UAMS

Alvin Stewart, MD

Medical Director, Urology Center / Epic Anesthesia Operational Lead / Anesthesiologist, UAMS

Andrew Fisher, MD

Co-Medical Director, Perioperative Care Coordination, Qventus Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Medical University of South Carolina

Providence’s Well-Being Trust expands behavioral healthcare under CEO’s vision in 2025

Renton, Wash.-based Providence’s Well-Being Trust focused on expanding access to behavioral healthcare in 2025 through whole-person care, caregiver support programs and partnerships that served vulnerable populations, according to Arpan Waghray, MD, CEO of Providence’s Well Being Trust. Here are five…

NAMI, Beth Israel to partner on AI safety project for mental health

The National Alliance on Mental Illness is partnering with Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to evaluate how AI tools respond to mental health queries. The effort is being led in partnership with John Torous, MD, and the Division of…

Digital care navigation tied to improved behavioral health access, utilization: Study

A digital platform that connects primary care patients to behavioral health services reduced hospital visits while increasing access to outpatient care, according to a new study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Managed Care. Researchers from…

Lawmaker reintroduces bill to lift Medicaid mental health coverage ban

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., has reintroduced the Repealing the IMD Exclusion Act, a bill aimed at eliminating a federal Medicaid restriction on coverage for inpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment. The bill would repeal the Institutions for Mental…

Arizona hospital redesigns intake for behavioral health patients

Sierra Vista, Ariz.-based Canyon Vista Medical Center has implemented a new intake and assessment process for patients experiencing mental and behavioral health emergencies. The redesign allows patients to bypass the traditional emergency department and go directly to an assessment within…

Washington state creates opioid use disorder treatment resource hub for providers, EMS

Olympia-based Washington State Health Care Authority and Washington State Department of Health have released a new resource library to help clinicians and emergency responders prescribe and administer medications for opioid use disorder. The virtual toolkit comprises videos, printable guides, testimonials…

North Mississippi Health Services’ Virtual Nursing Model Returns 600 Hours Each Month

At NMHS, virtual nursing is an enterprise-wide model serving a 400-bed flagship hospital and seven community hospitals. With virtual nurses completing 90% of discharges and 70% of admissions, NMHS has proven what’s possible when digital care is built for frontline…

Jan 28, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago

Presented by:

Presenters

Heather Wilf, MSN RN, CAVRN

Manager Virtual Care, North Mississippi Health Services

Marcia Murphy, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC, NE-BC, CCRN, CPHQ

Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Vitalchat

'Withdrawal crisis' strains hospitals in several states: 5 notes

About a dozen states are experiencing a surge in emergency department visits related to a new combination of fentanyl and a sedative 100 to 200 times more potent than xylazine, The New York Times reported Dec. 15. The dangerous drug…

Opioid, sedative use declines in young adults on Medicaid: 6 study notes

A study analyzing Medicaid data from 2001 to 2019 found shifts in prescribing trends for controlled medications, with declines in opioids, benzodiazepines and Z-hypnotics, but rising stimulant and gabapentin use among young adults. The findings underscore both improved prescribing caution…