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A new Commonwealth Fund study found significant gaps in state laws designed to protect patients from medical debt, despite five years of growing state legislative activity. The report, published Aug. 6, examined medical debt laws across the U.S. Medical debt…
Josh Orzel on Building the Next Generation of Nursing Leaders and Supporting the Frontline Workforce
In this episode, Josh Orzel, Chief Nursing Officer, Saline Health System, discusses strengthening nursing culture, developing talent pipelines and supporting frontline caregivers through industry challenges. He shares his leadership philosophy and how investing in nurses drives better outcomes for patients,…
Humana has named James “J.P.” Holland as senior vice president and president of Medicaid, effective Aug. 17. In his new role, Mr. Holland will lead the company’s Medicaid business, which currently serves more than 1.6 million members across 11 states.…
The next phase of healthcare AI won’t be won by adding more pilots. It will be won by the systems that figure out what deserves to scale, what should stop and how to measure both. Huron’s 2026 Executive Provider Research…
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- Kay Burke, VP, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, UCSF Health
- Nagesh Badarla, Healthcare Managing Director, Digital and AI, Huron
- Alene Cuellar, Healthcare Managing Director, Digital, Huron
Most oncology programs are built around the clinic visit. But much of what determines a patient’s experience happens outside it — symptoms that worsen at home, caregivers who struggle without guidance, social needs that surface mid-treatment and questions that go…
Sep 22, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Dr. Bobby Green, Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer and President, Thyme Care
- Dr. Brian Dorsey, SVP, Clinical Innovation and Delivery Design, Thyme Care
- Michael Markowicz, Chief Legal Officer, Thyme Care
- Jessa Kelley, Chief of Staff, Thyme Care
Here are nine revenue cycle company mergers and acquisitions that have been announced or completed since March 17: 1. Med-Metrix on July 31 completed its acquisition of Vitalware, a cloud-based revenue integrity and chargemaster management software company, from Health Catalyst.…
From replacement hospitals to major cancer centers, health systems nationwide are moving forward on large-scale construction projects to expand capacity, modernize infrastructure and meet rising patient demand in 2026. Here are 18 hospital projects worth $500 million or more that…
AI moved into the healthcare contact center fast, and the results have been uneven. Some organizations report real gains in efficiency, staff capacity and patient experience. Others never made it past the pilot or applied AI to problems it was…
Sep 23, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Tara Aldridge, Director of Enablement, Vonage
Device and drug makers will lose the shortcut they have used to secure supplemental Medicare payments since 2020, under a provision of the fiscal 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule. Beginning with applications for fiscal 2028, every applicant for…