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Prescription Automation: Unlocking Better Medication Access and Improved Patient Care

Manual prior authorization and fragmented pharmacy workflows slow starts to therapy, drive callbacks and frustrate clinicians and patients. As workloads grow, time to therapy stretches and prescription abandonment rises. This session focuses on practical ways AI and automation can streamline electronic prior…

Oct 8, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago

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Mike Cohn

Vice President of Network Operations, CoverMyMeds

Erika Spicer Mason, MPH

Custom Content Manager, Writer/Editor, Becker's Healthcare

The overlooked alliance that’s improving Medicaid medication adherence

When it comes to managing chronic illness, taking the right medication at the right time can be the difference between stability and a medical crisis. For the more than 70 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid, many of whom live with…

AM Best downgrades health insurers' outlook to negative

AM Best has downgraded its outlook for the health insurance sector from stable to negative, citing escalating medical costs and increased utilization across government, commercial and ACA plans. The credit rating agency noted higher utilization of specialty drugs, increased physician…

Healthcare leaders are losing visibility into spend — here’s how to get it back

Hospitals are under pressure to “do more with less,” yet AP and finance teams are still chasing receipts, reconciling late expenses and managing fragmented systems. Without real-time visibility, budgets drift off track and compliance gaps grow. Twenty-two percent of healthcare…

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Uncover missed revenue in complex ED and urgent care claims

Three to five percent of emergency and urgent care visits are tied to car accidents, workplace injuries or other events covered by third-party liability (TPL) insurance. But these claims often go undiscovered and underpaid. Manual discovery processes are too slow…

Sep 25, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago

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Kristin Whitt

Director, ARO Operations, ZOLL® AR Boost

Tyler Williams

Director of Strategy, ZOLL® AR Boost

From ‘bright shiny objects’ to ROI: Westchester Medical Center’s AI transformation

AI adoption is surging — but without clear ROI, new tools can add cost, complexity and clinician frustration. With 470 enterprise applications, Westchester Medical Center Health Network needed more than another point solution. Leaders pursued simplification, systemwide standards and tech…

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Immunization in action — Insights + success stories

Vaccine hesitancy is growing. Clinician burnout remains rampant. And health systems are falling short of immunization targets that directly affect value-based contracts. Without a new approach, health systems risk widening care gaps and increasing costs from preventable illness. To explore…

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Vermont regulator rejects payers' proposed rate increases

The Green Mountain Care Board — the independent agency overseeing Vermont’s healthcare system — reduced BlueCross and BlueShield of Vermont and MVP Health Plan’s requested premiums for individuals and small businesses. The reduced rate increases affected 70,000 Vermont residents, according…

Ohio health system to stop accepting out-of-network patients

Summa Health will no longer schedule appointments for people with out-of-network and non-contracted insurance plans, effective Sept. 1. The policy includes services provided by the system’s medical group, walk-in services at its urgent care centers, and laboratory and radiology services.…

AI in action: How health systems can improve operations without disrupting care

Administrative burden, disjointed workflows and payer policy friction continue to weigh down clinical and operational teams. But solving these challenges doesn’t require a disruptive system overhaul. In this OnDemand session, hear how healthcare leaders can use intuitive AI to streamline…

On Demand

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Presenters

Alex Sushko

Solutions Engineer, Glean

Fiona Zhu

SVP, AI Integration Lead, Lumexa Imaging

Sath Datla

AI Solutions Architect, Cottage Health