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SEP-1 Is Changing… Are You Prepared for What’s Ahead In 2026?

SEP-1 has moved beyond a quality reporting exercise. As performance tied to Value-Based Purchasing begins to materially impact hospital reimbursement, sepsis-related decisions increasingly carry meaningful financial, operational, and clinical consequences. Many health systems continue to manage sepsis through a compliance-first…

Mar 19, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago

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Christopher Thomas, MD

Vice President, Chief Quality Officer, FMOL Health

Chadd K. Kraus, DO, DrPH, FACEP

Vice Chair, Research - Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Jefferson Health - Lehigh Valley

States with the highest PA pay

Compensation for physician assistants varies widely by state — a dynamic that can shape recruitment and retention strategies for physician-led teams. California reported the highest mean PA income in 2024 at $151,351, according to the National Commission on Certification of…

From pilot projects to enterprise scale — Inside Corewell Health’s automation journey

Many health systems launch automation in a single department. Far fewer successfully expand it across the enterprise. Without a clear strategy, governance structure and measurable goals, automation efforts can become siloed experiments rather than sustainable operational change. For large, complex…

Mar 17, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago

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Russ Gardner, MBA, CRCR

Business Intelligence Analyst, Lead - System Support Corewell Health

Todd Brown

Director, Product Management LGI Healthcare Solutions

What new hypertension thresholds mean for pregnancy care teams

Hypertensive disorders remain a leading contributor to maternal morbidity, yet blood pressure management during pregnancy and postpartum care continues to evolve. The release of the 2025 American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology blood pressure guidelines introduces updated thresholds…

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Carolyn M. Zelop, MD, FACOG, FAHA, FAIUM

Director of Fetal Echocardiography and Perinatal Research, Valley Health SystemClinical Professor of Ob/Gyn, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Kristal Graves, DNP, MSN, RNC-EFM, C-ONQS

Clinical Nurse Improvement CoachIowa Statewide Obstetrics Mobile Simulation TeamIowa Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM)Iowa Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (IPQCC)University of Iowa Health Care Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Erin Poe Ferranti, PhD, MPH, RN, FAHA, FPCNA, FAAN

Associate Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing; Emory University

Patricia Suplee, PhD, RNC-OB, FAAN

Director, School of Nursing and Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor; University of North Carolina Wilmington

AI in dental ops: How practices are moving from missed calls to maximized chairs

Every unanswered call in a dental practice represents more than a scheduling issue. It results in underused chair time, lost revenue and added pressure on already thin margins. As practices test AI across patient access, scheduling and revenue operations, two…

Mar 25, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago

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Raihan Faroqui, MD

Vice President of Partnerships Confido Health

Penny Fillipe

Head of Operations Alpha Dental

Vichar Shroff

Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder Confido Health

Dr. Jeffrey B. Carter, MD, DMD

Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon President, OMS Logistics Founder, Herculus

Nurses urge PeaceHealth to retain contract with local ED physicians

The Oregon Nurses Association is petitioning Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth to maintain its longstanding partnership with a local emergency physician staffing group, according to a Feb. 12 report from NBC affiliate KMTR. Earlier in February, the health system announced it would…

Physician-owned practice faces data breach affecting 626,000 patients

A security incident involving ApolloMD Business Services, an Atlanta-based, physician-owned MSO, has affected 626,540 patients, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ data breach tracker. ApolloMD, which has a network of 11 physicians, detected unusual activity on…

Hospital-primary care affiliations on the rise: 7 things to know

Hospital affiliations with primary care providers are up about 17% in the last four years and are seeing mixed results, a recent Medscape report found. The “Realities of Primary Care Affiliations Report 2026,” published Feb. 6, surveyed 1,363 physicians across…

The top workplace perk that keeps physicians at Northwestern

Of the 34 physicians Nauman Mushtaq, MD, has hired in the last decade, only two have left the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. Yet he’s recruited from University of Chicago, Brigham and Women’s, Johns Hopkins and…

Inside new models for recurrent pericarditis care

Caring for patients with recurrent pericarditis often requires navigating uncertainty, repeated flares and fragmented care pathways. This webinar offers a closer look at how programs are addressing these challenges through structured, evidence-informed care models. Clinicians from Oregon Health & Science…

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David M. German, MD, MPH, FACC

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University

Dor Lotan, MD

Medical Director, Center for Pericardial Diseases and NYP Centralized Heart Failure Management Program, Columbia University Irving Medical Center-New York Presbyterian Hospital

Jordan Lindekens, AGACNP, MSN

Nurse Practitioner, Center for Advanced Cardiac Care, New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center