In this episode, Miguel “Mike” Vigo IV, MBA, Chief Revenue Cycle Officer, UC San Diego Health, discusses reducing controllable loss, strengthening revenue cycle fundamentals, addressing revenue leakage, and preparing for AI and automation. He also shares how UC San Diego…
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Contract breaks between major health systems and certain Medicare Advantage insurers are continuing in 2026. Providers dropping plans often cite prior authorization denials and slow reimbursement; in other cases, insurers are terminating the contracts themselves. MA now covers more than…
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Guidelight Health has taken its intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization model into multiple states, and the clinical, operational and regulatory complexity has compounded at each step. Growth in behavioral health is rarely a question of whether the demand exists. It…
Oct 14, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Andy Cruz, Co-Founder & CMO, Guidelight Health
- Chelsea (Martel) Ladendorf, VP, Compliance & Privacy Officer, Guidelight Health
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has spent the past three years building out how it governs AI, and the system’s technology chief said the arrival of agentic AI — tools capable of acting rather than just generating text — is…
In this episode, Phillip Chang, MD, Chief Medical and Quality Officer at CommonSpirit Health, discusses physician burnout and well-being, the role of AI scribes and documentation tools, and how CommonSpirit supports both employed and independent physicians. He also shares lessons…
In this episode, Phillip Chang, MD, Chief Medical and Quality Officer at CommonSpirit Health, discusses physician burnout and well-being, the role of AI scribes and documentation tools, and how CommonSpirit supports both employed and independent physicians. He also shares lessons…
The University of Oklahoma’s Oklahoma City health campus will be renamed after a $150 million gift from energy executive Harold Hamm, the largest single gift in the university’s history, according to a Sept. 22 news release shared with Becker’s. The…
Adult medical specialties posted the largest increase in median work relative value unit productivity from 2025 to 2026, the second consecutive year the category has led on productivity growth, according to a survey from SullivanCotter. The Chicago-based consulting firm released…
For any group operating under payer contracts, reimbursement now shifts with every policy change, fee schedule update and contract renewal and revenue can slip before anyone notices.One place that happens quietly is the professional component of clinical pathology. This webinar…
Oct 16, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
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Presenter:
- Daniel Higgins, MBA, CPB, Director Account Management, Medusind