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Most supply savings programs stop at the contract, and the opportunity that remains sits in clinical detail no spend report captures. Two physicians perform the same procedure and consume different supplies at different cost. Reimbursement does not match. Multiply that…

Sep 30, 2026 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CDT

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  • Allen Passerallo, Senior Vice President, Physician Preference, Vizient Inc.
  • Ian O’Malley, Executive Director, Strategic Sourcing, University of Chicago Medicine

Perioperative teams are being asked to improve throughput, reduce documentation burden and make faster operational decisions — often while relying on manual workflows and fragmented information about what is happening across the OR. On Sept. 29, Jeffrey Cadeddu, MD, executive…

Sep 29, 2026 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

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Presented by
Presenters:
  • Jeffrey Cadeddu, MD, Executive Medical Director for Perioperative Services, at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Professor of Urology and Radiology
  • Sam Wald, MD, MBA, FASA, Senior Vice President of Perioperative & Interventional Services, Pharmaceutical Services, Laboratory Services, Imaging Services, and Stanford Blood Center; Chief Medical Officer for Perioperative & Interventional Care, Stanford Health Care

As consumers increasingly turn to AI to evaluate their own wellness, health systems face a pivotal moment: the chance to lead the shift from reactive medicine to proactive health management, rather than watch that trust move elsewhere. In this session,…

Sep 23, 2026 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT

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Presenters:
  • Ran Shaul, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, K Health
  • Steven Sheris, MD, FACC, FACP, Executive Vice President, Chief Physician Executive, Atlantic Health

Utilization management teams need to turn reviews around quickly, keep them consistent and still be able to defend every decision. AI is beginning to reshape that work. Paired with clinical reviewers, AI can assemble unstructured patient data, align it against…

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  • Kim Reed, DNP, RN, Sr. Director,, Utilization Management Center of Excellence, State Health Solutions Telligen
  • Lauren Zellmer, MBA, MSN, RN, Director of Clinical Operations, Telligen
  • Daniel Cawood, Senior Manager,, Product Management MCG Health

Pressure on RCM leaders continues to intensify, and the convergence of clinical, digital, and financial technology is reshaping how care is delivered and paid for. Tune into this session within Becker’s virtual IT + Revenue Cycle conference for insights into…

Sep 29, 2026 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CDT
Presenters:
  • Chase McGrath, Vice President, Product,, Aspirion
  • Nikki Ritchson, Senior Director, Payment Variance,, Aspirion

Employer groups have stopped treating retrospective reports as good enough. They want analytics that help control costs, improve outcomes and guide decisions. Highmark is responding by turning employer reporting into a more proactive, strategic tool. With a unified data platform,…

Sep 24, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

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Presenters:
  • Tricia Gray, VP, Sales Enablement, Highmark
  • Dave Wolf, SVP, Commercial Product, MedeAnalytics

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts earned $83.4 million in after-tax second-quarter profit.  This was made up of $35.7 million in operating and other income, as well as $47.7 million in investment income. The insurer’s revenue was $2.7 billion, marking…


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