St. Louis-based Ascension scaled a digital outreach campaign to 179,711 unique patients across 12 states, resulting in 73,253 preventive care appointments scheduled within 14 days of initial outreach. The campaign prompts patients to schedule annual wellness visits and is featured…
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West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has appointed David Silverman, PharmD, senior vice president and chief pharmacy officer, effective Sept. 14. Mr. Silverman will set systemwide strategy for pharmacy services and oversee operations, policy development, the 340B program, medication management, regulatory…
Ujjwal Ratan has joined UnitedHealth Group’s consulting and analytics division, Optum Insight, as chief AI officer. In a Sept. 10 LinkedIn post, Mr. Ratan said his role is to enable Optum Insight to operate as a connected agentic network in…
Most large health systems can build a strategy. Executing one is a different problem and Liz Popwell, system vice president of strategy and international at Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, says it is the challenge her peers most consistently underestimate. “Organizations struggle…
Hospital sales are picking up steam as various health systems under financial pressure look to trim underperforming assets, exit noncore markets and redirect capital toward strategic priorities. Recent hospital divestitures have come from nonprofit giants carrying hundreds of millions of…
In 1987, economist Robert Solow observed that the computer age was visible everywhere except in the productivity statistics. The machines were bought; the work stayed put. The payoff came a decade later, once companies rebuilt around the technology. Revenue cycle…
Oct 13, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Dawn Castro, SVP of Revenue Cycle, Surgery Partners
- Shannan Bolton, VP of Revenue Cycle Optimization and Performance Excellence, Stanford Health Care
- Peter Thompson, VP of RCM Business Support, UF Health
- Michelle Castillon, Chief Product Transformation Officer, Vee Healthtek
AI can transform utilization management — but only when it is built into the decisions and workflows that determine how cases are reviewed, prioritized and supported throughout the patient stay. Building on the session “”Beyond the Worklist: Architecting AI-Enabled Utilization…
Oct 21, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Dr. Jennifer Weinberg, VP, Physician Advisory Solutions, R1
- Melissa Hannan, VP, Product Management, R1
UCLA Health will add 103 beds to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles through a $20 million gift from Laurie and Steven Gordon. Five things to know: 1. The gift, committed through the couple’s family foundation in October…
A patient who isn’t ready on the morning of surgery becomes a cancellation, a no-show or a case that starts late. By then, there are no easy choices left. The cost shows up in places a cancellation report doesn’t track.…
Oct 9, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Robert Westergan, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Medical Director, Hinge Health
- Stephen Lance, Provider Network Development, Hinge Health
Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC is making several leadership changes, including naming a new CEO and COO, effective Sept. 24. Rodney Hanners will step down as CEO after six years leading the health system, according to a Sept. 10…