As health systems expand care beyond the hospital, outpatient clinics, physician practices, urgent care centers, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and other alternate care sites are becoming a larger and more strategic part of the care delivery network. Whether developed organically,…
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From contracting battles to vertical integration scrutiny and continued prior authorization tensions, few things in healthcare are as predictable as the backlash insurance companies consistently face from lawmakers, employers and patients. Heading into 2027, those pressures are compounding. Big names…
Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center has named three division chiefs within its department of internal medicine. All three appointees previously held interim chief roles for their respective divisions, according to an Aug. 12 news release from UNMC. Bryant England,…
Operating rooms are a hospital’s performance engine — yet idle rooms, late starts, staffing scrambles, and preventable cancellations still steal capacity and strain teams. With surgical demand rising and resources tight, perioperative leaders are expected to deliver fuller, more predictable…
Sep 23, 2026 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Infusion centers sit at the heart of oncology and outpatient care — and demand is rising fast. But daily variability, staffing constraints, cancellations, add-ons, and pharmacy delays make it hard to balance access, safety, and efficiency. As volumes grow, infusion…
Sep 9, 2026 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Epic released Care Everywhere Diagnostic Image Exchange, letting health systems on its EHR directly share full diagnostic-quality CT, X-ray and MRI images with each other. The release targets a persistent interoperability gap: diagnostic-quality images live in imaging archiving systems outside…
Tara Henderson, MD, has been tapped as physician-in-chief of pediatrics for Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System. Dr. Henderson will also serve as chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine and chief of pediatrics for Yale…
Across party lines and insurance types, Americans identify affordability as the biggest problem in the U.S. healthcare system, with 42% pointing to the cost of health insurance premiums and 36% to out-of-pocket costs, according to a Commonwealth Fund survey published…
Hospitals are at an inflection point. Today’s ED boarding, workforce shortages, and rising length-of-stay pressures can’t be solved by yesterday’s tools. Inpatient leaders are expected to deliver safe, predictable care amid bottlenecks that shift by the hour — a challenge…
Sep 1, 2026 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Patient wait times to receive first-course therapy after a cancer diagnosis grew by almost two weeks between 2012 and 2023, according to a study published Aug. 12 in JAMA Surgery. For the study, researchers from the University of California Los…