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Leadership transitions across hospitals and physician organizations remain steady as systems look to maintain stability, advance strategic partnerships and guide long-term growth. Here are three recent moves that signal how organizations are aligning leadership with clinical integration and community-focused care…
Traditional automation has improved efficiency, but it remains limited by static rules and predefined workflows. As operational complexity increases, leaders are expected to make faster, more accurate decisions across revenue cycle, care delivery and population health — often without the…
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Physicians have been hearing “artificial intelligence” as a buzzword for years, but many told Becker’s the real disruption won’t come from one flashy tool or a single breakthrough product. Instead, it will come as AI gets embedded into the everyday…
Healthcare finance leaders are being pitched on rebate upside. But many programs underperform not because the math was wrong, but because adoption never materialized. This session breaks down what drives ROI in B2B payment programs and how leading healthcare finance…
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Michele Retzbach
Principal Solutions Consultant, AvidXchange
Physician practice consolidation is showing no signs of slowing in 2026 — in the last 20 days, at least five physician groups have changed hands, underscoring the continued shift away from independent practice and toward system and investor-backed ownership. Between…
Hospitals deliver complex care every day — but when documentation, coding and revenue cycle teams operate in silos, financial and quality performance suffer. Incomplete documentation, reactive CDI workflows and disconnected systems can lead to case mix inaccuracy, preventable denials and…
Mar 24, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Dan Bray, RN, CDIP, CCDS
Cape Fear Valley Health Corporate Clinical Documentation Integrity Manager
Josh Amrhein, MHA
Solventum Business manager, revenue integrity
Dallas-based Symmetry Anesthesia has named Aaron Stewart chief financial officer and Jennifer Grover chief operating officer. The physician-led organization tapped both leaders to support its continued growth and clinician-led model, according to a Feb. 18 news release. Ms. Grover also…
Humana has acquired Sarasota, Fla.-based MaxHealth, a primary care network owned by private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners’ Best Value Healthcare, Bloomberg reported Feb. 12. Sources told Bloomberg the deal could value MaxHealth at about $1 billion. The report follows…
Healthcare leaders are navigating margin pressure, workforce instability and rapid technology change while maintaining operational stability across their organizations. In this session, leaders from OU Health and Wellstar Health System discuss findings from a national survey of more than 700…
Mar 18, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Rob Brinkerhoff SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CCP, CBP
C-Suite Practice Leader, AMN Healthcare
Elizabeth Petro
Senior Search Consultant, AMN Healthcare
Mike Morrey, Ph.D.
President-Adult Services, OU Health
Richard Freeman, MD, MBA, FACS
Chief Physician Executive & Executive Vice President, Wellstar Health