Coding accuracy sits at the center of both financial performance and clinical efficiency but staffing and resources are not keeping pace for many ASC and orthopedic practices. As pressures increase, practices are turning to AI-powered support to keep pace and…
Presented by:
Mark Herzog
Principal Solutions Specialist, Veradigm
Kyle Swarts
President, aiHealth
Perioperative services generate significant hospital revenue, yet many organizations still rely on manual coordination, fragmented data and limited visibility into staff experience to make staffing decisions. Oregon Health & Science University faced this reality across 53 operating rooms. Leaders encountered…
Presented by:
Dio Sumagaysay, RN, MS
Vice President, Perioperative & Multi-specialty Procedural Services, OHSU
Kristen Lund, RN
Director of OR/MSPU Scheduling & Pre-Operative Medicine Clinic, OHSU
Rayna Tuski
Director of Adult Perioperative Services, OHSU
Shane Stubbs
Senior Manager, Client Success, LeanTaaS
Combined profit margins across BCBS plans sank to 1.4% as of third-quarter 2025, according to a Jan. 29 analysis of Mark Farrah Associates’ Health Coverage Portal. The report covered BCBS Association licensees and unaffiliated plans. The team compared composite third-quarter…
BCBS Vermont President and CEO Beth Roberts has worked all over New England — but her latest role marks her first foray into Vermont. She described the state’s insurance market as “interesting” in a recent interview with Becker’s, laying out…
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, said his party is preparing to make its “best and final offer” to extend the ACA enhanced tax credits, Politico reported Jan. 28. Mr. Moreno has been a lead negotiator in a bipartisan effort in the…
Managed care company Molina Healthcare is partnering with HealthStream’s MissionCare Collective — which hosts a career network and job portal for CNAs and caregivers — to expand home health aide training in an effort to create 15,000 roles, according to…
Why is the right MSK care still so hard to find? Despite the $661B annual spend on MSK care[1], most of the 40% of adults who experience MSK pain [2] still don’t know how to find relief. The 2026 State…
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Health plans are under pressure to improve member engagement while managing rising costs and increasing expectations around personalization. Medicare Advantage and Medicaid members are no longer passive recipients of benefits. They are consumers with clear preferences for flexibility, ease of…
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Ten health technology companies have pledged more than $600 million in no-cost and discounted services to help states implement Medicaid work requirements. According to a Jan. 29 news release from CMS, the commitments support implementation of work, education and community-based…
Nearly 23 million people have enrolled in ACA marketplace plans for 2026, down from 24.2 million in 2025, according to the latest data from CMS published Jan. 28. For the 30 HealthCare.gov states, the data is through Jan. 15. For…
