Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health completed a systemwide Epic transition Sept. 6, consolidating eight EHR systems across its 33 hospitals into one platform. Now three months in, the transition has stabilized, with improved operational and revenue cycle performance as the…
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Inpatient care makes up just 7% of healthcare encounters but drives disproportionate costs and contributes to rising financial strain, even bankruptcy for patients. Low value care erodes hospital margins yet is difficult to define. Ardent Health launched a systemwide initiative…
Jan 21, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
Presented by:
Presenters
Susan Hughes
Vice President Case Management, Ardent
Mukul Mehra
Senior Physician Executive CDS, Premier’s Stanson Health
Concierge and direct primary care models are rapidly reshaping the U.S. primary care landscape. These membership-based practices, which charge monthly or annual fees for enhanced access and longer visits, have increased in recent years — often operating outside the traditional…
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This episode recorded live at Becker’s 31st Annual The Business and Operations of ASCs features Brenda Fernández, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, Puerto Rico ASC Holding. Brenda discusses strategies for financial stewardship, leveraging technology and AI to optimize ASC operations, and…
This episode recorded live at Becker’s 31st Annual The Business and Operations of ASCs features Brenda Fernández, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, Puerto Rico ASC Holding. Brenda discusses strategies for financial stewardship, leveraging technology and AI to optimize ASC operations, and…