Workforce education is one of the biggest untapped levers for cutting costs, improving safety, retention and efficiency. Traditional training models not only waste time and budget, but also overlook critical knowledge gaps and fail to address the root causes of…
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Rising costs, workforce shortages and disconnected systems are forcing leaders to rethink how care is delivered and managed across specialties — from orthopedics and behavioral health to ENT and GI. New survey data from 195 healthcare leaders reveals what’s working…
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Sri Velamoor
President and COO of NextGen Healthcare
John Polikandriotis, PhD, MBA, MPH, MSA, FACHE, FACMPE
Chief Executive Officer, South Florida Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Michelle Tanner, MD
Board Certified Otolaryngologist - Head and Surgery, The ENT Center
Several physician groups are suing or speaking out against U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over several issues related to vaccine guidance and research grants. Here are five things to know about the recent controversies: 1. On Aug. 21,…
With almost half of healthcare executives prioritizing data and analytics, systems are not just collecting data — they’re using it to surface cost drivers, guide investment decisions and shift enterprise mindsets. But many health systems are still stuck in reactive…
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Dan O’Donnell
Director, Technology & Digital, Point B
Tory Tolton
Senior Vice President, Technology & Digital, Point B
Mark W. Lodes, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Population Health and Medical Education, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
Stacy Zoucha
Director of Digital Health and Innovation, Children's Nebraska
Amber Price, DNP, CNM, MSN, RN
SVP, Enterprise Chief Nursing Officer, Sentara
AI is no longer an emerging idea in healthcare. It’s being tested and scaled across the care continuum. But what’s actually working? This session breaks down three real-world AI use cases in healthcare that have produced measurable results. Advisory Board…
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Ken Weitzel
Director, Research delivery and expert partner, Advisory Board
Labor costs remain the largest expense for hospitals, yet many teams still make staffing decisions without timely, reliable data. Premium pay, overtime and agency use surge when leaders can’t see demand signals in real time or match the right clinician…
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Thomas Lanvers
Senior Vice President, Locumsmart
Despite decades of research and digital tools, inpatient diabetes outcomes haven’t improved. Sliding scale insulin, EHR protocols and fragmented workflows persist — yet national data shows little progress in reducing complications, readmissions or length of stay. Hospitals can’t afford another…
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Bruce Bode, MD, FACE
Atlanta Diabetes Associates
Jordan Messler, MD, SFHM, FACP
Chief Medical Officer, Glytec
The U.S. healthcare system is caught in a paradox: more patients, more spending, more technology — and yet, stagnant productivity and persistent staffing gaps. Even as health sector employment rebounded by 2.6 million jobs post-pandemic, almost half of hospitals report…
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Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., but early detection and timely intervention remain out of reach for many — especially in rural and underserved communities. Some health systems are rethinking how care is delivered. Join…
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Jeff Wessler, MD, MPhil
Chief Executive Officer, Heartbeat Health
Matt Brown
VP Telehealth & Advisory Services, CHG Healthcare
About half of physicians feel positively about unionization, according to Medscape’s “Do Doctors See Organized Labor as an Answer? Medscape How Physicians View Unions Report 2025,” released Aug. 15. The survey includes responses collected from 1,571 physicians between March 19…
