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Healthcare finance teams are navigating volatile reimbursement models, fluctuating census levels and persistent capital constraints. But many finance teams are still working across disconnected systems — where all of it rarely aligns. When workforce forecasts, patient demand and financial planning…

Apr 21, 2026 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM America/Chicago

Presenters

David Richardson

Regional Manager and Healthcare Specialist Prophix

Michael Ciprietti

Head of Platform Enablement Unify

Rising costs, specialty drug pressure and Medicare Advantage headwinds are making sustained medical loss ratio performance harder to achieve. At many health plans, risk, quality, network and value-based initiatives are still managed through disconnected analytics tools or spreadsheets. This fragmentation…

Apr 7, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM America/Chicago

Presenters

Rebecca Anderson, LMSW

Director, Community Health, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

Trenor Williams, MD

CEO and Co-Founder, Socially Determined

Justin Neece

Chief Growth Officer, MedeAnalytics

Oral inflammation may play a role in cardiovascular outcomes — yet medical and dental care often operate in silos. In this on-demand webinar, dental and clinical leaders from Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Texas Children’s, Asian Health Services and Scenic Bluffs Community…

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Andrew H. Tran, MD, MPH, MS, FAHA, FAAP

Director of Preventive Cardiology, Assistant Professor Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH

Justin Zachariah, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, FAAP

Associate Professor in Pediatrics (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine Director of Research, Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital Heart Center Inaugural Faculty Co-Chair of Research Operations, Texas Children's Research Institute

Huong Le, DDS, MA

Chief Dental Officer Asian Health Services

Mychi Nguyen, MD

Chief Medical Officer Asian Health Services

Heather Pintz, MBA

Dental Operations Director Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers

Penny Funk, RN, MSN

Clinical Director Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers

Ten states have still not expanded Medicaid under the ACA. If those states were to move toward expansion, 2.3 million people would secure health insurance coverage. While Medicaid expansion has long been a possibility, there is still some room for…

Montana is slated to roll out Medicaid work requirements July 1, according to a Department of Public Health and Human Services presentation on March 9. Under HR 1, Medicaid expansion states, such as Montana, must install community engagement requirements —…

The Georgia Senate has passed a bill that would ban AI tools from being used independently to make coverage decisions. The bill, which passed the chamber unanimously in February, would require a clinician to make the final decision on coverage…

The North Carolina State Health Plan will not extend its contract with Aetna into 2028, and instead is seeking bids for its coverage of state workers and retirees, the state treasurer’s office confirmed to Becker’s March 12. “This administration has…

Ambient AI is helping clinicians spend less time documenting care. But documentation automation is only the starting point. Healthcare leaders are now asking a bigger question: How can AI support clinical decision-making in real time without interrupting the patient interaction?…

Apr 8, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM America/Chicago

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Matt Troup PA-C

Clinical Strategy Principal, Abridge


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