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Stroke care that stays local: How Piedmont Columbus Regional’s telemedicine model outperforms national standards

A stroke alert sounds and the neurologist is in clinic across town. Someone starts making calls. Someone else describes the patient over the phone. The clock that costs an estimated 1.9 million brain cells a minute keeps running. There is…

Oct 14, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Joanne Lapetina, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Eagle Telemedicine
Meagan Rhames, BSN, RN, Stroke Program Manager, Piedmont Columbus Regional
Robin Baker, BSN, RN, SCRN, Clinical Director – Neurology & Stroke Programs, Eagle Telemedicine

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Aetna's chief medical officer for Medicare departs

Ali Khan, MD, is departing his role as Aetna’s chief medical officer for Medicare. Aetna’s Medicare Advantage business has more than 4 million members. According to a Sept. 10 LinkedIn post, Dr. Khan joined Aetna Medicare in early 2024. Previously,…

Blue Shield of California fined $800K over delayed member complaint resolution

California’s Department of Managed Health Care fined Blue Shield of California $800,000 due to grievance system issues that ultimately delayed complaint resolution. In California, health plans are required to maintain a grievance and appeal system to address member complaints in…

Sparking Widespread Provider Adoption of Electronic Prior Authorization

Efforts to transform prior authorization are at a critical crossroads: Will government mandates result in just compliance or catalyze national migration to FHIR-based electronic prior authorization (ePA)? The answer to this question cannot be found in the specifics of the…

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Steven Berkow, Head of Value-Based Care Market Strategy, InterSystems
Robert Tennant, Executive Director, Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), InterSystems

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What's next for Capital Blue Cross after expanding behavioral health resources

Capital Blue Cross took steps to broaden behavioral health access in recent years, contributing to a 9% reduction in related emergency department visits. Now, the insurer is looking to deploy similar strategies beyond behavioral health. In an upcoming episode of…

Are health plans actually using their social determinants data?

Sixty percent of health plans are screening for social determinants of health, but gaps in how they use that information for maternal health still persist. Healthcare consulting firm Sage Growth Partners surveyed 50 health plan leaders and 300 recently pregnant…

Smarter payer contracting: How data and AI can strengthen every negotiation

Payer contracting has become a top strategic priority for health systems, but many teams still run it on spreadsheets, disconnected systems and knowledge that lives in a few people’s heads. The pressure is mounting from both payers and providers, and…

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Jessica Folmar, Vice President Payer Contracting, Strategy & Performance, Novant Health
Ryan Catignani, MBA, PAHM, Vice President, Managed Care and Accountable Care, Corewell Health
Michael Haney, Associate Chief Revenue Cycle Officer, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Drew von Eschenbach, MBA, FHFMA, Vice President, Enterprise Revenue Cycle, UW Medicine
Susan Becker, Director, Product Marketing - Healthcare & Life Sciences, Icertis

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From Spreadsheets to Smart Systems: AI-Driven Visibility for the Procedural Patient Journey

Picture the morning huddle where someone asks where a patient stands and three people check three different places to answer. One opens a spreadsheet, one checks a whiteboard and one calls the coordinator who happens to know. Nobody is wrong,…

Oct 8, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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Mauricio Garcia Jacques, MD, MPH, Founder & CEO, Raport Health · Practicing pain & anesthesia physician · Founder, ACHE Institute of Houston, Raport Inc

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The margin crisis reshaping health systems: WVU Medicine’s chief strategy officer weighs in

Health system margins have struggled throughout 2026, and the pressure shows no sign of easing. Rising costs and demographic shifts away from traditional profit centers now collide with newer threats: OBBBA-driven coverage reductions, rising payer denials, the accelerated outpatient shift…

Oct 8, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Christopher Kerns, CEO, Union Healthcare Insight
Eric Fontana, Chief Data Officer, Union Healthcare Insight
Ben Gerber, Chief Strategy Officer, WVU Medicine

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California did not report, return Medicaid overpayments in full, per federal watchdog

A recent audit found California did not log or return the proper federal share of overpayments determined by the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for fiscal 2023. A report from HHS’ Office of Inspector General, published Sept. 8, said California…