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Here are the hospital and health system CFO moves that Becker’s has reported on in 2026: Oct. 12-13 1. Alice Stewart was appointed CFO of Valencia County Hospital in Los Lunas, N.M. 2. Michael Lawrence is retiring as CFO of Morris (Ill.)…

A stroke alert sounds and the neurologist is in clinic across town. Someone starts making calls. Someone else describes the patient over the phone. The clock that costs an estimated 1.9 million brain cells a minute keeps running. There is…

Oct 26, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

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Presenters:
  • Joanne Lapetina, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Eagle Telemedicine
  • Meagan Rhames, BSN, RN, Stroke Program Manager, Piedmont Columbus Regional
  • Robin Baker, BSN, RN, SCRN, Clinical Director – Neurology & Stroke Programs, Eagle Telemedicine

Hospital margins fell in August as financial pressures mounted and the share of hospitals operating at a loss is growing, according to Kaufman Hall’s “National Hospital Flash Report,” released Oct. 13. The report is based on August 2026 financial performance…

The American Medical Association released a governance framework Oct. 13 for agentic AI that takes on clinical functions. The framework says an AI system’s clinical authority must be earned through evidence and maintained through ongoing performance. The AMA said an…

When the START Center for Cancer Care hit the ceiling on infusion capacity, the obvious fix was also the most expensive: build more space. Two high-volume infusion centers were straining against their limits, with one nearly out of room to…

Nov 16, 2026 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST

Presented by:

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Presenter:
  • Elizabeth Cavanaugh, RN, MSN, Director of Clinical Services, The START Center for Cancer Care San Antonio, Texas

Monday morning is when the cost of inconsistent patient access surfaces — unmet demand, backed-up calls, stretched staff and provider capacity that patients cannot reach. For specialty practices, access is no longer just an operational headache; it’s a growth lever.…

Oct 15, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

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Presenters:
  • Marie D’Aiuto, VP of Patient Access Innovation, Assort Health
  • Michael T. Rohmiller, M.D., Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Strategic Advisor, Assort Health

CMS established a new physician nutrition specialist specialty code, effective Oct. 1, to make these rare specialists easier to identify.  Who physician nutrition specialists are A physician nutrition specialist has expertise in clinical nutrition and applies evidence-based medicine to clinical…

Roughly 1.1 million Medicare beneficiaries have signed up to access discounted GLP-1s through CMS’ Bridge model, HHS Chief Counselor Chris Klomp said during an Oct. 7 Wall Street Journal event. The pilot launched July 1, rolling out to Medicare Part…

Maryland regulators are studying whether nonprofit hospitals’ offshore captive insurance companies, subsidiaries that hospitals form to cover their own risks such as malpractice claims, should be subject to the state’s 3% premium tax. The Maryland Insurance Administration held a public…

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