Health systems are moving fast on generative AI — but not always in the same direction. Some are deploying ambient voice tools at scale. Others are piloting agentic AI for revenue cycle. Across the board, executives are reassessing governance, vendor…
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Providers spend more than $31 billion a year just dealing with claim denials. That financial leakage isn’t just a billing issue. It’s an operational risk — and one that’s layered on top of evolving payer rules, regulatory complexity and staff…
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Generative AI isn’t on the horizon — it’s already here, influencing decisions from the C-suite to the bedside. A new Becker’s Healthcare and Microsoft survey of 150 healthcare leaders reveals how executives are deploying AI across strategy, documentation and clinical…
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Ambiguous responsibilities for cleaning and equipment handling are costing hospitals more than time. They’re risking compliance, delaying care and compromising safety. In this session, infection prevention and operations experts break down how instructions for use (IFU) misalignment across healthcare teams…
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Brooke Hossfeld, MPH, CIC, MLS (ASCP)CM
Infection Prevention Specialist, Sodexo Healthcare
Scott Varnum
VP Operations, HTM, Sodexo Healthcare
Ahead of the health insurance industry’s broader pledge to overhaul prior authorization processes, one Texas payer has already achieved a 7% prior authorization denial rate, with 100% of those denials upheld upon appeal. On June 23, nearly 50 insurers committed…
Research published in 2025 has highlighted differences in hospital stay lengths and prices paid to hospitals between Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare. Here are eight studies examining Medicare Advantage Becker’s has reported on in 2025:
Health insurers are lagging behind on serving members and winning over new customers, according to a report from Forrester. The research firm scored insurers on brand experience index, which measures customers’ and noncustomers’ brand perception, and customer experience, which rates…
Home health care models are here to stay — but only if patients stay engaged, safe and connected. That’s where scalable, HIPAA-compliant technology makes the difference. In this session, commercial and technology leaders reveal how to transform care delivery at…
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Alex Prough
Chief Commercial Officer, Medical Guardian
Farhan Mushtaq
Vice President of Engineering, Medical Guardian
Eliza Salerno
Chief Operating Officer, Medical Guardian
Marketplace enrollment could decline between 47% and 57% if premium tax credits expire and proposed changes in Congress become law, according to an analysis from Wakely, a healthcare market research firm . The “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a 1,000+ page…
UnitedHealth Group will require some hybrid employees in Minnesota and Washington, D.C. to be in office four days per week starting July 7, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported. It is unclear how many of the company’s total employees are…
