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CMS has published the list of hospitals that will take part in its Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model, known as CJR-X. As of Sept. 30, 2026, 2,217 acute care hospitals meet the participant definition. CMS said it plans…

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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  • 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

Financial pressure is accelerating consolidation at a pace not seen in years. Staffing shortages, aging infrastructure, heavy Medicaid and Medicare dependence, and mounting payer denials have left hundreds of community hospitals with a stark choice: find a partner or close. …

The CDC is calling for greater surveillance of Cladophialophora bantiana after a clinical reference laboratory recorded a sharp increase in detections of the rare fungus, which is associated with a 60% to 70% case-fatality rate. The findings were published Oct.…

After serving a quarter century as a hospitalist and hospital C-suite leader, Kevin Neese, MD, has taken an entrepreneurial path to help fill what he sees as an important need.  “Hospitals are excellent at the things that they were built…

Inpatient CDI has traditionally depended on disruptive retrospective queries, fragmented workflows, and clinicians revisiting the record days or weeks after discharge. What changes when context and documentation guidance arrive during the encounter, while the clinical context is still fresh? Health…

Oct 15, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

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  • Carlos Armando Aguilar, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, The Christ Hospital Health
  • Samuel Y Ash, MD, Chief Information Officer, South Shore Health

Brattleboro (Vt.) Memorial Hospital has named David Sanville interim CEO, effective Oct. 1. Mr. Sanville has worked with the hospital since October 2025 through his consulting firm, DUNAMIS Consulting Services, and served as its executive financial consultant and, for part…

At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, executives start every day on patient flow dashboards. Clinicians check capacity from their phones. Cross-functional teams coordinate from the same real-time picture — a shift from the manual, fragmented reports that shaped operations before. Getting…

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  • Schiara Gonzalez Parker, MBA, BSN, RN, Senior Director of Patient Flow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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