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From the moment a 911 call is placed to the moment help arrives, every second and every detail matters. In a health system, that call might originate in a patient-care area, an emergency department, a medical office building, a parking…

Oct 22, 2026 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CDT

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At Inova Health System’s adult infusion center, patient hours had climbed significantly. Then severe understaffing hit — and leaders faced a hard question: could they hold that volume with fewer nurses at the bedside? The proposed fix, a new nurse-pull…

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  • Monica Cfarku, MSN, RN, TCTCN, CCM, NE-BC, Senior Director of Oncology Nursing Services, Inova
  • Tricila Ronquillo, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager, Inova

Medicaid members with behavioral health conditions pass through emergency departments, inpatient units and outpatient follow-up as though each were a separate system. For most plans it is, and the members who need coordination most are the least likely to get…

Oct 14, 2026 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

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  • Kristi Carney, Director of Behavioral Health, CareSource, Indiana Market
  • Nishi Rawat, MD, Chief Clinical Officer and GM Automated Transitions, Bamboo Health

Follow-up colonoscopy rates after a positive stool-based test range from 24-75%, according to NCQA. Same test, same result, very different odds that the whole screening continuum actually gets completed. That spread has been invisible in quality reporting. HEDIS scored health…

Oct 20, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

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  • Jordan Karlitz, MD, Senior Medical Officer, Screening, Abbott
  • Brenna Lin, Applied Research Scientist, Population Health, National Committee for Quality Assurance

Nearly every pediatric clinician surveyed this year expects zirconia crown use to rise, but far fewer are placing them today. A 2026 benchmark report drawn from 161 in-person responses from pediatric dentists, residents and dental team members at the American…

Ambient AI has made outpatient documentation easier. But no solution has addressed the far more complex documentation of an inpatient stay in a way that serves both clinicians and downstream revenue cycle teams. One multi-hospital health system found a different…

Oct 7, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

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  • Faisal Chawla, MD, Medical Director for Clinical Documentation Integrity, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Physician Advisor for Utilization Management, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Abbie Totten, Molina Healthcare’s California plan president, left her role Sept. 4. Ms. Totten had been approaching six years with the health plan, overseeing growth, forging strategic alliances and ensuring quality performance, according to her LinkedIn profile. Now, Ms. Totten…

Across the U.S., 7% of healthcare workers were uninsured in 2024, according to a KFF Health News report published Sept. 20 in The Washington Post. KFF‘s analysis was based on recent American Community Survey data. Fewer physicians opted out of…

Elevance Health is laying off 216 employees in Louisiana as part of the wind-down of its Medicaid business in the state. The layoffs are set to take effect by the end of the year at the insurer’s Metairie office, according…


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