Month: October 2025

MRHA Webinar: Improving the Lives of Individuals with Disabilities, October 30

October 21, 2025

MRHA Webinar: Improving the Lives of Individuals with Disabilities, October 30

Missourians with disabilities, particularly those living in rural communities, face significant challenges in accessing health promotion opportunities. Drawing on recent findings from a statewide needs assessment, this session will explore the work of the Missouri Disability and Health Program (MODHP), which is actively addressing barriers such as high costs, limited recreational resources, and gaps in accessible care.

Attendees will learn about MODHP’s innovative initiatives, including community partnerships and targeted strategies that promote better health outcomes for individuals with disabilities. The session will also examine real-world barriers and facilitators to access, present levels of program impact, and encourage discussion on how providers, administrators, and community professionals can advance disability inclusive health efforts across the state.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, October 30, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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MRHA Webinar: Expanding Access to Contraception in Rural Communities, October 23

October 21, 2025

MRHA Webinar: Expanding Access to Contraception in Rural Communities, October 23

Rural health providers face unique challenges in delivering comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services – including limited resources, staffing constraints, and geographic barriers. This session, presented by the Beacon Reproductive Health Network, will explore strategies to expand access to affordable, client-centered contraception in rural settings, with a focus on long-term clinic sustainability.

Attendees will learn about The Right Time, a Missouri-based contraceptive access initiative that equips clinics to provide a full range of same-day contraceptive options while reducing logistical and financial burdens for both clients and providers. The session will also introduce an upcoming pilot project available to rural Missouri clinics seeking to initiate, expand, or strengthen their contraceptive services.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, October 23, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Webinar: From Simulation to Success: How AI Conversational Training Revolutionizes Skills Development in Healthcare, October 29

October 21, 2025

Webinar: From Simulation to Success: How AI Conversational Training Revolutionizes Skills Development in Healthcare, October 29

The pace of business continues to accelerate, raising the stakes of every decision. Nowhere is this more evident than in healthcare, where interpersonal communication is both constant and critical. Proficiency in social, emotional, and cognitive skills has never been more essential, yet many professionals report feeling underprepared for the high stakes, emotionally charged conversations that shape patient trust, safety, and staff well-being.

Traditional, one-time training approaches rarely provide the depth or reinforcement needed to build lasting skills. What’s proving more effective is immersive, scenario-based learning that allows teams to practice complex conversations in safe, realistic environments. This approach builds confidence, strengthens communication, and fosters empathy across both clinical and non-clinical roles.

In this session, we explore how immersive learning can be applied at scale. You’ll also hear a real-world example from Ariadne Labs” Serious Illness Care Program, which developed an avatar-based training module to help clinicians navigate sensitive conversations. This use case shows how immersive learning strengthens workforce resilience and patient satisfaction and offers practical lessons executives can bring to their own organizations.

Key Takeaways:

  • Why immersive, scenario-based learning outperforms traditional training in preparing healthcare teams for high-stakes conversations,
  • How immersive learning strengthens empathy, communication, and teamwork across both clinical and non-clinical roles, and
  • A real-world example of immersive learning in action from Ariadne Labs, with lessons executives can adapt to their own organizations.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, October 29, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Webinar: From Shortages to Strength: How 4 Health Systems are Modernizing Procurement, October 27

October 21, 2025

Webinar: From Shortages to Strength: How 4 Health Systems are Modernizing Procurement, October 27

Supply chain breakdowns are resulting in canceled surgeries across the nation. Product shortages are not just a logistics problem — they’re a care delivery problem.

Join supply chain executives from Tampa General Hospital, Cone Health and Wellstar Health System as they share how procurement modernization is helping them stabilize operations, manage budget pressures and strengthen workforce support heading into 2026.

This session will spotlight lessons learned from real-world transformations and provide practical guidance on what to prioritize next.

Key takeaways:

  • Strategies to reduce procurement friction while addressing staffing trade-offs
  • How technology partnerships are enabling resiliency and stable pricing
  • Procurement metrics that connect supply chain performance to front-line care

Cost: Free

When: Monday, October 27, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Interoperability at Scale: What Health Systems Need from AI and Informatics, October 29

October 21, 2025

Webinar: Interoperability at Scale: What Health Systems Need from AI and Informatics, October 29

Every new AI capability promises value, but without interoperability, insights stall at the edge – in imaging, in care management, in notes. CIOs and informatics leaders need a blueprint to move the right information to the right system at the right time.

This discussion brings together AI and informatics experts for an examination of how clinical AI and informatics can work together to strengthen enterprise system investments. Presenters will cover architecture, workflow and governance and share case examples from health systems pursuing measurable operational and clinical gains.

Key Takeaways:

  • Practical patterns for routing AI-derived findings into the HER and care coordination tools,
  • Data standards, APIs and governance practices that reduce latency and duplication across platforms, and
  • Case examples highlighting cross-system visibility, faster escalations and fewer missed handoffs.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, October 29, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: From Shortages to Strength: How 4 Health Systems are Modernizing Procurement, October 27

October 20, 2025

Webinar: From Shortages to Strength: How 4 Health Systems are Modernizing Procurement, October 27

Supply chain breakdowns are resulting in canceled surgeries across the nation. Product shortages are not just a logistics problem – they’re a care delivery problem.

Join supply chain executives from Tampa General Hospital, cone Health and Wellstart Health System as they share how procurement modernization is helping them stabilize operations, manage budget pressures and strengthen workforce support heading into 2026.

This session will spotlight lessons learned from real-world transformations and provide practical guidance on what to prioritize next.

Key Takeaways:

  • Strategies to reduce procurement friction while addressing staffing trade-offs,
  • How technology partnerships are enabling resiliency and stable pricing, and
  • Procurement metrics that connect supply chain performance to front-line care.

Cost: Free

When: Monday, October 27, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Interoperability at Scale: What Health Systems Need from AI and Informatics, October 29

October 17, 2025

Webinar: Interoperability at Scale: What Health Systems Need from AI and Informatics, October 29

Every new AI capability promises value, but without interoperability, insights stall at the edge – in imaging, in care management, in notes. CIOs and informatics leaders need a blueprint to move the right information to the right system at the right time.

This discussion brings together AI and informatics experts for an examination of how clinical AI and informatics can work together to strengthen enterprise system investments. Presenters will cover architecture, workflow and governance and share case examples from health systems pursuing measurable operational and clinical gains.

Key Takeaways

  • Practical patterns for routing AI-derived findings into the HER and care coordination tools,
  • Data standards, APIs and governance practices that reduce latency and duplication across platforms, and
  • Case examples highlighting cross-system visibility, faster escalations and fewer missed handoffs.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, October 29, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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CMS Releases Updated Medicare Telehealth Guidance

October 17, 2025

CMS Releases Updated Medicare Telehealth Guidance

On October 1, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance regarding Medicare telehealth claims during the government shutdown via a special edition of the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Newsletter. In the update, CMS stated that when legislative payment provisions are scheduled to expire, CMS directs Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to implement a temporary claims hold, typically of up to 10 business days. The hold is meant to prevent a large reprocessing of claims if Congress acts after the statutory expiration date, which was September 30, 2025.

As the 10-day hold period had expired on October 14, CMS has now issued an additional claims hold update on October 15, 2025, stating that in anticipation of possible Congressional action, CMS has instructed all MACs to continue to temporarily hold claims with dates of service of October 1, 2025 and later for services impacted by the expired Medicare legislative waivers. This includes all claims paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, ground ambulance transport claims, and all Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) claims. While providers may continue to submit these claims, CMS states that payment will not be released until the claims hold is lifted.

Also noted in the update, CMS again suggests that without further Congressional action, providers that continue to deliver telehealth services that are now not eligible for Medicare payment as of October 1, 2025, may want to provide patients with an Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage.

Meanwhile, stakeholders including the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) are advocating that Congress include a retroactive statement in any future funding fix, to help reassure providers that reimbursement of telehealth services delivered during the waiver gap period will eventually be provided.

Register Now: MHA’s 103rd Annual Convention, November 5 – 7

October 17, 2025

Register Now: MHA’s 103rd Annual Convention, November 5 – 7

For hospitals, people are always at the center. From the patients and communities’ hospitals serve, to the staff that make care possible, the mission is always people focused.

MHA’s 2025 Annual Convention will emphasize how priorities and performance are linked to the organizations’ passion and purpose, and how through these values they deliver on their service-oriented missions.

This year’s convention will feature a lineup of general and breakout session speakers who will help us understand where innovation is occurring. They will:

  • Help us tool our organizations to build a stronger and more resilient workforce,
  • Address the challenges of behavioral health,
  • improve care delivery, and
  • harness technologies that advance hospitals’ people focused missions.

In addition, there will be opportunities for new ideas and inspiration, and time to network and discuss today’s biggest issues.

When: Wednesday, November 5 – 7, 2025

Where: St. Charles Convention Center

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Webinar: Balancing Vision and Value: An Intentional Approach to AI Innovation, November 17

October 17, 2025

Webinar: Balancing Vision and Value: An Intentional Approach to AI Innovation, November 17

To improve system availability and improve quality of care, many healthcare organizations are exploring AI as a potential solution. As those same systems race to adopt transformative AI, the challenge lies in balancing vision with measurable value and near-term results.

The healthcare industry has a unique opportunity to set the standard for responsible AI adoption. In this webinar, we will explore how AI can be coupled with healthcare technology management (HTM) to play an essential role in shaping this future.

Join TRIMEDX to examine practical use cases for AI in medical device management, and discover how these innovations can enhance patient care, support providers, and strengthen the healthcare ecosystem.

Learning Points:

  • Explore how I can help address BMET shortages by streamlining workflows and creating opportunities for more meaningful, higher-value work,
  • Understand how AI-enabled insights can improve efficiency and prevent unexpected downtime,
  • Learn how AI can proactively identify cyber risks and strengthen safety protocols across the hospital environment, and
  • Discover strategies for using AI to guide smarter investments and long-term capital planning for medical equipment.

Cost: Free

When: Monday, November 17, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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