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Putting AI Agents to Work in Healthcare Recruiting: Northwell Health and UCSF Health on Recruiting with AI Agents

In this webinar, Dr. Laura Dannels, Chief Human Resources Officer at UCSF Health, and Matt Kurth, Deputy Chief People Officer at Northwell Health, join Take2 AI Co-Founder Yaniv Shimoni for a look inside the AI playbooks used by some of…

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Dr. Laura Dannels, Chief Human Resources Officer, UCSF Health
Matt Kurth, SVP and Deputy Chief People Officer, Northwell Health
Yaniv Shimoni, Co-Founder, Take2 AI

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46% of Americans don’t want AI involved in claim decisions: Pew survey

Nearly half of U.S. adults oppose AI playing any role in health insurance claim decisions, according to a Pew Research Center survey published Oct. 29. The survey of 3,488 adults, conducted in June, tested public openness to AI across eight…

Alignment posts $8M loss in Q3, lowers outlook

Alignment Healthcare reported a net loss of $8.1 million in the third quarter amid higher-than-expected medical costs, according to its Oct. 29 earnings report. The company’s medical loss ratio was 89.5%, an increase of about 240 basis points year over…

Anthem can't fully shake lawsuit over member data sharing

A federal judge has partially denied a motion to dismiss a proposed class action accusing Anthem and Elevance Health of sharing member health data with vendors. Anthem policyholders initially filed the complaint in an Indiana federal court in November 2025…

8% more surgical cases without new ORs: Inside UT Medical Center’s OR access overhaul

The University of Tennessee Medical Center grew surgical case volume 8% without adding a single operating room. The organization is a Level I trauma center in Knoxville, Tenn. It runs 36 ORs, a hospital-based surgery center, an endoscopy center and…

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Melanie B. Burgess, Vice President Perioperative Services and Executive Director of the Center for Perioperative Medicine, The University of Tennessee Medical Center

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Judge rules CMS overstepped on 'medically frail' definition for Medicaid work requirements

A federal judge in Massachusetts struck down a key part of CMS’ “medically frail” definition for Medicaid work requirement exemptions on Oct. 29. In June, 25 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration over its interim final…

Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases

From a Virginia mental health executive charged in a $49 million Medicaid fraud case to a Chicago man sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a $365 million Medicare telehealth scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud…

How Ardent Health is measuring the ROI of AI: A 4-part framework

Generative AI has moved past the pilot stage. It is now a line item in the budget, and the first wave of contract renewals has arrived. Many organizations still can’t say whether these tools meaningfully moved metrics for patients, clinicians…

Dec 3, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST

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Sean A. Smith, MBA, LSSBB, Vice President of Virtual Health, Ardent Health
Mike Valli, Chief Revenue and Value Officer, Ambience Healthcare

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3 questions to tell an early market signal from noise — before 2027

Picture the next executive meeting. Your team has noticed referrals slipping in a key service line and heard that a physician group is talking to a competitor. The data is still incomplete, and the CFO asks the question every strategy…

Dec 3, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

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Jeff McDonald, Chief Executive Officer, Kythera Labs
Michael Sanky, VP, Healthcare & Life Sciences GTM, Databricks
Caitlin Spargo, Provider Product Strategy, Kythera Labs

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'No more negotiating in the dark': Labor Department finalizes PBM transparency rule

The Labor Department finalized a rule to promote transparency as pharmacy benefit managers work with large self-insured group health plans, shared during an Oct. 29 event. The Wall Street Journal initially reported on the final rule one day ahead of…