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Rising costs, specialty drug pressure and Medicare Advantage headwinds are making sustained medical loss ratio performance harder to achieve. At many health plans, risk, quality, network and value-based initiatives are still managed through disconnected analytics tools or spreadsheets. This fragmentation…

Apr 7, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM America/Chicago

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Rebecca Anderson, LMSW

Director, Community Health, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

Trenor Williams, MD

CEO and Co-Founder, Socially Determined

Justin Neece

Chief Growth Officer, MedeAnalytics

While the standardization of CPT codes has been a net positive for orthopedics in terms of billing and reimbursement, there are some nuances that standard codes don’t address on a case-by-case basis. Standardization has led to some surgeons placing quantity…

A group of nine founding orthopedic surgeons have opened an ASC in Gaithersburg, Md.  Watkins Mill Ambulatory Surgery Center includes two operating room suites, a procedure room and recovery areas, according to a March 12 news release from the facility. …

Oral inflammation may play a role in cardiovascular outcomes — yet medical and dental care often operate in silos. In this on-demand webinar, dental and clinical leaders from Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Texas Children’s, Asian Health Services and Scenic Bluffs Community…

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Andrew H. Tran, MD, MPH, MS, FAHA, FAAP

Director of Preventive Cardiology, Assistant Professor Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH

Justin Zachariah, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, FAAP

Associate Professor in Pediatrics (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine Director of Research, Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital Heart Center Inaugural Faculty Co-Chair of Research Operations, Texas Children's Research Institute

Huong Le, DDS, MA

Chief Dental Officer Asian Health Services

Mychi Nguyen, MD

Chief Medical Officer Asian Health Services

Heather Pintz, MBA

Dental Operations Director Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers

Penny Funk, RN, MSN

Clinical Director Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers

While women remain underrepresented in the field of orthopedic surgery as a whole, many are leading advances in clinical care, research and academic leadership Editor’s note: This is not a list of top surgeons but a list highlighting professional accomplishments.…

Expanding Innovations added Eric Vandeventer as vice president of enabling technology, according to a March 12 LinkedIn post. He will lead the new division in developing a suite of real-time diagnostic tools to protect endplate integrity during spine surgery. Mr.…

Mark Hoeprich, MD, joined Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine in Carmel, Ind., according to a March 6 news release. Dr. Hoeprich is a functional neurosurgeon with a clinical focus on advanced stereotactic and minimally invasive techniques for neuropathic pain, movement…

Ambient AI is helping clinicians spend less time documenting care. But documentation automation is only the starting point. Healthcare leaders are now asking a bigger question: How can AI support clinical decision-making in real time without interrupting the patient interaction?…

Apr 8, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM America/Chicago

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Matt Troup PA-C

Clinical Strategy Principal, Abridge

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