Kevin Addington has been named vice president of finance for American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, the fundraising organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Addington has been with…
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Michael Stein has been named executive vice president and COO of GBMC Hospital in Townson, Md., according to an Aug. 5 LinkedIn post. Mr. Stein has served in this role on an interim basis since December, but has been with…
The revenue cycle has outgrown the generalist. Take the federal Independent Dispute Resolution process, or Federal IDR: a payment pathway with rules and timelines so specific that broad, generalist teams routinely leave earned dollars behind. Payer contracting, coding and denials…
Oct 6, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Amanda Whitener, Sr. Director, Client Development, nimble solutions
Twenty-five states are suing the Trump administration to halt the latest round of global tariffs that took effect July 24. Five things to know: 1. Duties ranging from roughly 10% to 12.5% took effect on imports from more than 80…
Hospitals lose millions of dollars each year to decisions made before a patient is ever discharged. The most consequential is often the first: whether to classify a patient as observation or inpatient — a single choice that can alter reimbursement…
Sep 22, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Adam Milne, SVP of Strategic Advisory Services, CorroHealth
- Kathy DeVault, MSL, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA, System Director of Health Information Management, Bozeman Health
- Eric Shelov, MD MBI, Associate Chief Health Informatics Officer, Inpatient, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Patricia Plair, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - Jackson Memorial Campus, Jackson Memorial Hospital
- Pradeep V. Kadambi, MD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Upper Valley Medical Center, Premier Health
Payment integrity has long been constrained by audit capacity and review quality. When teams only audit what they’re staffed to handle and consistency varies widely across reviewers, it’s difficult to measure true hit rates or maintain quality at scale. AI…
Sep 21, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Shri Santhanam, Chief Product Officer, Machinify
- Emma Nasif, Chief Legal Officer, Machinify
- Vijay Bharadwaj, Chief AI Scientist, Machinify
As hospitals and health systems further embed AI into healthcare delivery, they are increasingly appointing chief AI officers or equivalent senior executives with dedicated responsibility for AI governance, implementation and oversight. The growing presence of these roles reflects the industry’s…