The role of chief medical officer has evolved and expanded over time as both the clinical and administrative demands of physician leaders shift. Four CMOs recently joined Becker’s to share the most important things that they have learned in their…
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A vital program to the survival of the country’s most vulnerable hospitals has announced a change that could significantly impact eligible hospitals. For more than 30 years, the 340B Drug Pricing Program has been an upfront discount model to hospitals…
Dec 2, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Beth Feldpush
Senior Vice President, Policy and Advocacy, America’s Essential Hospitals
Nicole Faucher
President, Clearway Health
Shannon Sale
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, Grady Health System
Allison Arant
Senior Vice President, Client Development and Marketing, Clearway Health
Rising costs, fragmented systems and performance pressures are pushing hospitals to their limits. But some health systems are turning that pressure into progress — using trusted data and cross-functional collaboration to drive measurable improvement. For nearly twenty years, Health Catalyst…
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Sutter Health is refining its physician onboarding process to better support clinicians entering roles across its expanding network of ambulatory sites. Over the past two years, the Sacramento, Calif.-based system has hired 2,000 clinicians as part of a broader effort…
Over the past month, Becker’s has tracked 11 chief medical officer appointments, promotions and departures across U.S. health systems. Editor’s note: This list is not exhaustive.
Radha Savitala has worked with more than 45 acute care hospitals, medical groups and surgery centers as a healthcare attorney to navigate financing transactions. Now, she is the co-founder of Tenor Health Foundation, an organization with a mission to rebuild…
Independent practice physicians in Dallas say that algorithms being used by commercial payers Aetna and Cigna are slashing payments by downcoding certain procedures, DMagazine reported Oct. 21. One practice owner characterized the downcoding policy as “guilty until proven innocent.” Practice…
Virtual care isn’t new — but CoxHealth’s approach to it is. Facing rising acuity, staffing strain and fragmented care, the Missouri-based system unified six hospitals under a single, team-based virtual care model. From eICU to pharmacy and respiratory therapy, CoxHealth…
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Kaylie Weltsch
Nurse Manager, Virtual Care Command Center, Cox Health
Gina Larson
Administrative Director of Nursing and Professional Development, Cox Health
Healthcare leaders are looking to AI to ease administrative burden and drive efficiency in the face of rising costs. But for many, it’s still a work in progress. Becker’s Healthcare and Workday surveyed more than 140 healthcare executives to understand…
Nov 20, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Pat Keel, FHFMA
EVP, Chief Financial Officer St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Neil Jensen
VP, Head of Global Product Vision and Experience Workday
Missed lab appointments don’t just delay care, they drive up costs, reduce capacity and frustrate patients. Providence, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit systems, tackled this head-on. The result? An 8-fold increase in lab appointment scheduling, reduced no-shows and a…
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