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At many health systems, utilization review and revenue capture operate separately. Clinical teams make care decisions, and financial outcomes follow later, often with denials, missed inpatient revenue and rework. A growing number of utilization management leaders are changing that. By…

Sep 11, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

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  • Chris Bayham, Chief Operating Officer, Xsolis
  • Julie Pack, Senior Director of Client Relationships, Xsolis
  • Mequet Martens, Manager, Care Transitions, Mobile Infirmary Medical Center

Workforce shortages, rising quality expectations and a Gen Z nursing workforce that often moves on within 30 months have exposed the limits of traditional skills-based assessment. Confirming that a task was completed no longer tells leaders whether a nurse can…

Sep 29, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

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  • Joel Ray, COL, USAF, NC, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Clinical Advisor, Laudio and StaffGarden by Ascend Learning
  • Larissa Africa, MBA, RN, CENP, FAONL, FAAN, Vice President, Healthcare Workforce Solutions, StaffGarden by Ascend Learning
  • Alicia Potolsky, DNP, RN, NE-BC, DipACLM, Associate Chief Nursing Officer, El Camino Health
  • Julie Balluck, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, System Chief Nursing Officer, Texas Health Resources

Most health systems know they have a physician shortage. Fewer realize how deep it runs. New data shows the shortage has been underreported, and the cost is landing squarely on the bottom line. Consider retention: only 18 percent of physicians…

Sep 17, 2026 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT

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  • Melinda Giese, SVP, Enterprise Client Solutions, CHG Healthcare

Patients who have had multiple spine surgeries and been told nothing more can be done are finding Steven Cyr, MD — often after running out of other options. Dr. Cyr is the chief medical officer of Surgical Associates in Spine,…

The conversation surrounding orthopedic and spine practice consolidation often frames the question as who owns the practice. However, according to surgeons, what matters most is who has a voice in the decisions. Private equity often dominates the conversation about orthopedic…

Temple Terrace-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute opened a new facility in Clearwater on Aug. 3. The facility spans 23,000 square feet and includes 34 exam rooms, advanced imaging, physical and occupational therapy and orthopedic urgent care, according to an Aug. 3…

Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute has opened a new 23,000-square-foot orthopedic center in Clearwater, Fla. The facility includes 34 exam rooms, advanced imaging services, physical and occupational therapy and orthopedic urgent care, according to an Aug. 3 news release from Florida…

CMS created three new Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Groups for extensive or complex spinal fusion procedures in its fiscal 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule and reassigned Carlsmed’s aprevo lumbar procedures to the new payment categories.  CMS finalized the…

The University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville selected Brian Hoh, MD, as its next dean, effective Aug. 7. Dr. Hoh has served the university for two decades and most recently was chair of the Lillian S. Wells Department…

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