Over the next several months, health plans, health systems, policymakers and patients led by Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins will begin addressing prior authorization as part of a convening group. While the group is meeting for the first time today, it will…
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Priority Health has named Nick Gates as the company’s new president. Mr. Gates had been serving as interim president since May and has been with the health plan for more than 20 years, serving in a variety of finance and…
At Becker’s Fall Payer Issues Roundtable in early November, payer and provider executives discussed the shifting realities facing health plans, from regulatory pressure and AI adoption to member experience and cultural inclusion. Leaders described an environment where operational complexity, new…
Most dental practices still rely on manual workflows to manage collections, expenses and overhead. The result? Missed issues, delayed decisions and wasted staff time. Practices that ignore AI adoption risk falling behind. Meanwhile, practices and DSOs using AI are catching…
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Natalia Harris
Senior Manager of Solution Consultants, AvidXchange
UnitedHealthcare will not cover remote physiologic monitoring when it is “unproven and not medically necessary,” including for Type 2 diabetes and most cases of hypertension. However, it will still cover monitoring for heart failure and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, according…
Health insurers spent the third quarter resetting pricing models and narrowing their product portfolios as medical cost trends remained elevated and Medicare Advantage headwinds intensified heading into 2026. UnitedHealth Group reported Q3 revenue of $113.2 billion, up 12% year over…
Nurses are often the first to sense patient decline. In this webinar, experts in nursing and data share how clinical observations and documentation patterns helped drive an AI-based early warning tool – helping teams act up to 48 hours sooner than standard approaches.…
Dec 10, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Suzanne Bakken, RN, PhD, FAAN, FACMI, FIAHSI
Alumni Professor of Nursing and Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Executive Director, Center for Community-Engaged Health Informatics and Data Science, Columbia University, School of Nursing
Patricia C Dykes, PhD, MA, RN
Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Program Director of Research in the Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jacob Turmell, DNP, APRN, NP-C, ACNS-BC
Chief Clinical Officer, Philips
Julia Strandberg
Chief Business Leader, Connected Care, Philips
Use of a grocery card benefit by Medicare Advantage dual-eligible enrollees correlated to increased office visits, according to an October study from the Elevance Health Public Policy Institute. “If you’re not as concerned about procuring food … you have more…
The Blue Cross Blue Shield system is made up of more than 30 independent and locally operated companies. While they share branding and licensing through the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, each plan typically functions as its own entity with…
EHR transitions are never simple. For physician groups and ASCs, fewer resources and tighter margins raise the stakes even higher. In this webinar, MediQuant will share real-world insights, lessons learned, and anecdotes drawn from years of experience helping healthcare organizations…
Dec 16, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Wayne Trochmann
Corporate Director, Partnerships, MediQuant
Mantai Murry
Head of IT, Prince George’s County Health Department