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The ROI of Unification: Why Smart Organizations Are Shifting to End-to-End RCM—And How Yours Can Too

Efficiency is the key to unlocking yield that can be reinvested into your organization and patient outcomes. But with separate revenue cycle solutions, even if they’re successful on their own, efficiencies can’t be maximized—and neither can your yield. In this…

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Coordinating care, closing gaps, and improving patient outcomes at scale in obesity and MASLD/MASH

Picture a system where at-risk patients are flagged for early intervention, where primary care has the tools to act, and where coordinated, multidisciplinary care is delivered at scale. For most organizations, that picture is blocked by fragmented care and siloed…

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Blue Shield of California names COO

Frank Caporusso will serve as COO of Blue Shield of California, effective Sept. 1. According to an Aug. 27 news release, the company reconfigured its COO role. Mr. Caporusso will lead enterprise-wide operations, collaborate with the executive leadership team on…

$10M from Florida's Centene Medicaid settlement misappropriated by DeSantis administration: Report

A state grand jury determined that $10 million from a Centene Medicaid settlement was “misappropriated” under Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration, according to a Jan. 28 sealed document obtained by CBS News Miami. Despite the findings, the document said…

Optum Rx taps employer, government markets president

Mona Chitre, PharmD, will serve as the market president for the newly created employer and government markets segment under Optum Rx, UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy benefit manager. Dr. Chitre will begin her role Aug. 31, according to an Aug. 26 LinkedIn…

6 things to know about employers’ GLP-1 cost strategy

Employers are increasingly focused on GLP-1 costs as pharmacy spending continues to rise, according to Business Group on Health’s 2027 Employer Healthcare Strategy Survey. The survey, conducted in June, included 127 employers representing 11 million covered lives. Here are seven…

Villages Health to pay $541.5M to settle Medicare Advantage fraud allegations

The Villages (Fla.) Health, a primary and specialty care provider group, has agreed to pay $541.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting improper Medicare Advantage diagnosis codes, according to an Aug. 26 news…

Oklahoma places ACA insurer Mending Health under state supervision

Oklahoma’s insurance department has placed Mending Health under supervision as the insurer winds down operations in the state Formerly known as Taro Health, Mending was founded in 2021 and offered individual and small group plans in Oklahoma and Maine. In…

The high-performance close: How growing dental finance teams cut time, boost accuracy & sharpen strategy

For multi-location dental groups, the month-end close is too often a manual, high-stress scramble — and the more locations and entities you add, the harder it gets. But the close is more than a back-office chore. How quickly and cleanly…

Sep 28, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Dawn Johanknecht, CPA, CFO, Szmanda Dental Center SC
Angie Hopper, MAcc, COO, Premier Dental Center
Peter Rivoli, Managing Partner; Owner, Founder and Orthodontist, High Rye Dental. Rivoli Dental
Sherry Hassler, COO & EOS Integrator, Today’s Dental
Melissa O'Dowd, Director, Growth - Healthcare & Nonprofit Verticals, Sage

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Building the workforce your health system will need in 2027

Healthcare organizations are projected to face about 1.9 million job openings each year through 2034, driven by growing demand and the need to replace workers leaving the field. For years, health systems have tackled workforce challenges one at a time…

Sep 29, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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Andrea Derler, Ph.D., Principal of Research and Value, Visier
Madeline Laurano, Founder and Chief Analyst, Aptitude Research
David Hashemi, System Director - People Insights, CommonSpirit Health

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