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What network fragmentation costs the enterprise, and how executives are fixing it

An increasing share of healthcare payment now carries downside risk, and CMS has signaled more to come: greater provider-held risk, more mandatory models and quality reporting with real financial consequences. But the pressure isn’t confined to value-based care. The same…

Oct 28, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

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Anthony Spano, Executive Director, Value-Based Care, athenahealth
Poonam Desai, Vice President Regional Ambulatory Operations and Clinic Integration, UChicago Medicine
Dani Chickerella, MSM, RD, Chief of Clinical Strategy & System Delivery, University Hospitals
Gene Quinn, MD, MPH, CEO, Envoy Integrated Health; Non-Invasive Cardiologist, Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute
Nicole Bradberry, Chief Executive Officer; ValueH Network, Florida Association of ACOs, Texas Association of ACOs

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How to scale autonomous medical coding across the enterprise

Health systems are under pressure to code more accurately, accelerate the revenue cycle and do more with the coding staff they have. Point automation helped — but adding a separate tool for each coding type doesn’t scale. Autonomous coding has…

Oct 27, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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MeChelle Walker, BSHA, Global product owner, outpatient autonomous coding, Solventum
Rebecca Caux, BFA, CPC, Global product owner, professional autonomous coding, Solventum
Shawn Wells, RHIT, CHDA, Global product owner, inpatient autonomous coding, Solventum

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250 submissions, 1 winner: How Mass General Brigham vets community health startups

Every year, hundreds of organizations pitch Mass General Brigham on the idea that their solutions can close a gap traditional healthcare hasn’t. Only one wins the Somerville, Mass.-based health system’s Kraft Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Community Health —…

Louisiana hospital considering service adjustments, denies closure

Zachary, La.-based Lane Regional Medical Center is not closing, but facility leaders are evaluating service line adjustments to meet community and patient needs, a spokesperson for the hospital said in a Sept. 25 statement shared with Becker’s. “Lane Regional Medical…

Eskenazi Health reports patient data breach after phishing attack

Eskenazi Health is notifying patients of a data breach after an employee’s cloud-based work account was compromised through a phishing email that appeared to come from a trusted business contact. The Indianapolis-based health system discovered the unauthorized access July 27,…

UAMS, Arkansas critical access hospital plan management agreement

Little Rock-based The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Bradley County Medical Center in Warren, Ark., are planning to sign a management consulting and co-branding agreement. Five things to know: 1. The agreement was approved Sept. 24 by the…

Ascension Sacred Heart taps 4 leaders

Pensacola, Fla.-based Ascension Sacred Heart made four leadership appointments as part of a reorganization of its regional strategy. Drew Stringfellow will serve as interim vice president of strategy, according to a Sept. 24 health system news release. He has been…

32 C-level job openings with Tenet

Tenet Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Dallas, is seeking leaders for multiple C-suite roles. Tenet operates 50 acute care facilities and about 640 outpatient centers and other facilities, and employs 100,000 people, according to its website. Below are…

The healthcare AI roadmap: From modern operations to agentic work

The healthcare AI roadmap: From modern operations to agentic work Generative AI can already draft and summarize. The next step — agentic AI that carries out multistep work on its own — is reshaping how healthcare runs finance, HR, supply…

Nov 6, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

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Marilyn Aardal, Product Manager, Senior Development, Infor
Max Fisher, Director, Product Management Development, Infor

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22 CFO moves at HCA in 2026

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is a 190-hospital, for-profit system that reported $75.6 billion in revenues in 2025. Here are the CFO and assistant CFO leadership changes the system and its affiliates have seen in 2026: 1. Drew Meifert has been named CFO…