Priority Health named Brian Steele, DO, as senior vice president and chief medical officer, effective April 6, according to a March 23 news release from the insurer. Dr. Steele will run the insurer’s clinical and pharmacy efforts, including population health…
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Cigna Healthcare — Cigna’s health benefits division — named Stanley Crittenden, MD, as chief medical officer, according to a March 23 news release. Dr. Crittenden will oversee the business’s clinical initiatives. He will collaborate with fellow leaders at The Cigna…
Victor Fields will serve as president and CEO of Highmark Wholecare, the insurer’s Medicaid and Medicare dual-eligible business, according to a March 23 news release. Mr. Fields is taking over for Ellen Duffield, who is retiring June 1. She has…
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms and frustrated staff often point to one issue: inefficient use of space. Healthcare organizations across hospitals, clinics, senior living and behavioral health settings are under pressure to improve throughput and staff experience without expanding…
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Food insecurity is increasingly recognized as a clinical risk factor that drives utilization, destabilizes patient outcomes, and contributes to variation in performance across populations. As value-based care strategies mature, leading organizations are moving beyond ad hoc food assistance toward structured,…
Apr 29, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Heather Seid, DCN, RDN, CDN, Nutrition Data Analyst Sodexo’s Advanced Nutrition Practice & Innovation Leadership Team
- Marlena Balcerak, MS, RDN, LDN, Clinical Nutrition Manager IV SodexoMagic / Methodist Hospitals
- Anne Leach, MS, RDN, LD, Director, Clinical and Community Nutrition Sodexo Healthcare at University Hospitals
Revenue cycle is often managed as a series of discrete functions, but for clinicians and frontline teams its fragmentation creates daily friction that directly impacts patient care. From prior authorization delays that postpone treatments and procedures to downstream coding and…
May 7, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Jason McNeil, CFO, Singing River Health
- Sarah McGoldrick, Executive Director Finance, Singing River Health
- John Smith, SVP Customer Partner, R1
- Jennifer Weinberg, MD , VP Operations Physician Advisory, R1 RCM
As capital projects move from strategy to reality, delays, unclear costs and compliance complexity can slow progress and strain already limited resources. In this session, we’ll discuss managing growing capital demands with tighter budgets and oversight requirements. It offers a…
May 5, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Mark Kenneday, Director of Market Strategy and Development – Healthcare Gordian
CMS has finalized a rule to phase out faxing and mailing for healthcare claims documentation, which it estimates will save the healthcare industry $781 million annually. Four things to know: 1. The Administrative Simplification; Adoption of Standards for Health Care…
Signed into law 16 years ago on March 23, 2010, the ACA has recently been at the center of a government shutdown, coverage dips and political discourse. Here are five things to know about where the law currently stands:
Dental service organizations are under growing financial pressure as reimbursements stagnate while labor and supply costs continue to rise. As a result, many leaders are rethinking how they generate and stabilize revenue across their organizations. Cash-pay and membership programs are…
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