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Unlocking Structural Heart Capacity: How Leading Programs Use EMR and Data to Improve Patient Flow and Throughput

Structural heart programs face growing demand, yet many lose capacity to fragmented workflows, inconsistent patient tracking and EMR tools that go underused. This session brings together clinical and operational leaders to show how standardized workflows, echo surveillance strategies and digital…

Aug 19, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

Presenters:

Katie Kennedy, MSN, APRN, NP-C, APP Leader, Structural Heart Program, Community Heart and Vascular
Misty Theriot, BSN, RN, CPHQ, FACC, Structural Heart Manager, Valve Clinic Coordinator STS, ACC TVT Registry Site Manager, Lake Charles Memorial Health System
Katie Worthington, DNP, RN, Lead Advanced Practice Provider, Structural Heart, Atlantic Health System
Taryn Shipley, MBA, CSSBB, EMR/Workflow Expert, Founder & CEO, Lean HealthTech

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New evidence at scale: 4.0x ROI across 59,090 members

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions remain one of the largest cost drivers for commercial populations, yet many digital health vendors rely primarily on self-reported outcomes to demonstrate value. This new study takes a different approach. Instead of surveys, it examines what appears…

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UnitedHealth posts $5.5B profit in Q2

UnitedHealth Group posted nearly $5.5 billion in profit for the second quarter of 2026, up sharply from the same period last year. The company released second-quarter earnings July 16, raising its full-year outlook to a range of $18.45 to $18.95…

AMA’s new CPT mapping initiative targets prior authorization automation

The American Medical Association is launching an initiative to develop and deploy SNOMED CT to CPT terminology mappings that support electronic prior authorization. The project aims to reduce administrative burden for physicians and help patients receive timely care by connecting…

Regence Oregon kept 98% of its commercial members last year – here's how

Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon retained more than 98% of its employer-sponsored group membership in 2025, the top mark among all 33 Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in what is the most competitive market tier. The achievement came during a…

8 things to know about Medicare-Medicaid dual-eligible individuals: KFF

Approximately 12 million Americans enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid account for a disproportionate share of both programs’ spending while facing substantially greater health, functional and financial challenges than other Medicare beneficiaries, according to two KFF reports published July 15.…

Payer talent leaders share their most successful projects, biggest growth opportunities

Payer organizations are under pressure to turn talent management from a collection of individual HR programs into a single, coherent strategy, particularly as AI reshapes what skills and leadership look like on the ground. Becker’s asked talent leaders among payers…

Senators press UnitedHealth, Humana, CVS on AI-driven Medicare Advantage coverage decisions

Two senators are demanding records from the three largest Medicare Advantage insurers over their use of AI and prior authorization to deny post-acute care to seniors. In July 14 letters to UnitedHealthcare, Humana and CVS Health, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.,…

What your revenue cycle team actually costs — and why payroll figures miss it

Finance leaders track base salary closely. But base salary is barely half of what a revenue cycle team actually costs. Benefits, payroll taxes, recruiting, onboarding, management overhead and attrition push the fully loaded cost of an RCM role to between…

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Elevance signals more Medicaid pullbacks after D.C. exit

Elevance Health plans to exit additional Medicaid markets over the next 12 to 18 months where it doesn’t see a viable path forward, executives said July 15 during the company’s second-quarter earnings call. The move follows Elevance’s recent mutual agreement…