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Hematology/oncology is the most in-demand physician specialty when ranked by job openings relative to workforce size, according to AMN Healthcare’s 2026 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives released Sept. 16.  The report is based on a representative sample…

In this episode, Victor Zamora, Executive Vice President of Customer Care, Med-Metrix, discusses how accurate patient intake, technology integration, real-time eligibility, and clear ownership can improve revenue realization, reduce downstream rework, and strengthen the patient experience.  This episode is sponsored…

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

Hospitals across the U.S. are seeking new CEOs as healthcare C-suites continue to evolve. Some organizations are eliminating individual hospital CEO roles in favor of regional leadership models, especially as health systems grow. Others have expanded hospital CEOs’ responsibilities in…

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente must pay back wages to more than 1,000 registered nurses in California after an arbitration ruling, according to an Oct. 5 news release from the California Nurses Association. Four things to know: 1. The union, which…

Most patients with advanced pancreatic cancer treated with daraxonrasib will see the drug lose its effect, and researchers are starting to identify why, according to a Sept. 30 report in The New York Times. The FDA approved Revolution Medicines’ daraxonrasib…

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

Presented by:

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

Stephanie Hall, RN, has been named chief administrative officer of HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, Ill., effective Nov. 9, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The hospital is part of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System. In…

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health nearly doubled the share of discharged patients leaving with prescriptions in hand. Then it made enrollment automatic. The system flipped its Meds to Beds program from opt-in to opt-out in Epic this year after pushing capture…

Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into UnitedHealth Group. An Oct. 5 news release said the investigation resulted from allegations of “deceptive and unlawful practices” that could have denied Texans medically necessary care.…

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