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Closing the Gap to Evidence-Based Care: What Health Plans Can Do About the 17-Year OCD Diagnosis Delay

Your directory lists behavioral health clinicians. Whether a member with obsessive-compulsive disorder reaches one equipped to treat it is a separate question, and for OCD the correct diagnosis is often missed for years — a stretch during which that member…

Sep 9, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Stephen Smith, Co-Founder & CEO, Noto and NOCD
Janice Rybicki, LPC, Senior Director, Client & Provider Success, NovaOne

2026 health system pay strategies are getting more targeted: 5 takeaways

Hospital and health system pay strategies are getting more deliberate in 2026. Minimum wage hikes are up sharply from last year, union contracts are settling into smaller, steadier raises instead of 2025’s double-digit jumps, and CHROs are steering dollars toward…

Mary McKenzie on Leading Clinical Transformation Through Technology and Change Management

In this episode, Mary McKenzie, FACHE, Chief Administrative Officer, UVA Physicians Group, shares how AI, virtual care, and thoughtful change management are helping reduce physician burden, expand access, and improve the clinician experience. She also discusses why communication, curiosity, and…

HCA Virginia hospital CEO steps down

Tammy Razmic has stepped down as CEO of StoneSprings Hospital Center in Sterling, Va., to focus on personal and family priorities. “We are grateful for her leadership and contributions to the hospital and wish her the very best,” a hospital…

Med-Metrix completes acquisition of mid-revenue cycle software business

Med-Metrix has completed its acquisition of Vitalware, a cloud-based revenue integrity and chargemaster management software company, from Health Catalyst. The deal, worth $147 million in total cash consideration, closed July 31, according to an Aug. 6 Health Catalyst news release.…

UK HealthCare names assistant CMIO

Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare has named Stephen Hobbs, MD, assistant chief medical information officer for imaging informatics. In the role, Dr. Hobbs will work with clinical information technology and operational leaders to advance imaging informatics across the health system, according…

Tennessee hospital CFO retires

Rhonda Deskins has retired as CFO of Tennova Healthcare-North Knoxville Medical Center in Powell, Tenn., according to an Aug. 6 LinkedIn post from the hospital. The hospital, which is part of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, is a 219-bed acute…

23 hospital M&As finalized in 2026

From Lifepoint Health acquiring eight community hospitals to Novant Health acquiring a critical access hospital, here are 23 hospital mergers and acquisitions completed in 2026: 1. Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center acquired Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital on Aug. 1.…

FDA approves 1st drug for narcolepsy type 1

The FDA has approved Orzeyful (oveporexton) tablets to treat narcolepsy type 1 in adults, marking the first therapy approved to treat the full range of symptoms associated with the disorder and the first to target its underlying biological cause. Unlike…

Children's Hospital Los Angeles names radiology chief

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has named Fariba Goodarzian, MD, radiologist-in-chief and chair of radiology and imaging, effective Aug. 1. Dr. Goodarzian will oversee the hospital’s radiology and imaging services, including computed tomography, diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear…