Month: November 2025

Whitepaper: Why Health Systems Can’t Afford to Overlook Urgent Care

November 26, 2025

Whitepaper: Why Health Systems Can’t Afford to Overlook Urgent Care

Urgent care has moved from a convenience play to a competitive lever. For health systems navigating declining reimbursement, shifting consumer expectations and overcrowded Eds, a strategic urgent care footprint can accelerate growth and enhance access while protecting and growing market share.

But not all models deliver. This whitepaper breaks down how one regional health system solved persistent access challenges – and built a profitable, brand-boosting urgent care strategy in the process.

Download to learn:

  • How the health system improved patient access and grew market share,
  • The partnership model that preserved clinical alignment and supported long-term sustainability with a significant return on investment, and
  • Why urgent care is now a must-have health system growth and network integrity.

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Webinar: AI, OBBBA, and the Future of Care: How Health Systems Are Preparing for 2026, December 2

November 26, 2025

Webinar: AI, OBBBA, and the Future of Care: How Health Systems Are Preparing for 2026, December 2

As 2026 approaches, health systems are bracing for the ripple effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), rising labor costs, and the accelerating pace of AI adoption. Leaders are being asked to improve efficiency, retain staff, and integrate AI into clinical workflows without adding complexity or cost.

Hear from clinical leaders at UPMC, Kaiser Permanente, and St. Luke’s (Idaho) as they discuss 2026 preparations and share practical ways to improve operations, reduce burnout, and support your teams.

Insights will include:

  • Preparing for OBBBA’s impact on staffing and reimbursement,
  • Using AI to streamline EHR and scheduling, and
  • Improving surgical workflows for outpatient care.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, December 2, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Webinar: Preserving Margin: Leveraging Data to Align Clinical & Financial Goals, December 4

November 26, 2025

Webinar: Preserving Margin: Leveraging Data to Align Clinical & Financial Goals, December 4

Hospitals and health systems are pressed to find timely, innovative ways to generate value and navigate economic headwinds.

In this webinar, the discussion will be focused around how leading health systems are using data-driven strategies to bridge the gap between contractual an clinical alignment.

Attend to learn the successful keys to aligning physicians around cost and quality, integrating clinical and financial analytics to effectively managing utilization, and help organizations preserve margin by improving patient outcomes.

Key Learning Objectives:

  • Understand how health systems can respond to the root causes of financial pressure in today’s healthcare environment,
  • Explore best practices for engaging and aligning physicians in utilization management to reduce variation and improve safety and efficiency, and
  • Discover how data and technology are being used to support both clinical and financial goals.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, December 4, 1:00 p.m.  2:00 p:00 p.m.

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Webinar: EHR Migration Without Disruption: What Ambulatory Leaders Need to Know, December 2

November 26, 2025

Webinar: EHR Migration Without Disruption: What Ambulatory Leaders Need to Know, December 2

EHR transitions are never simple. For physician groups and ASCs, fewer resources and tighter margins raise the stakes even higher.

In this webinar, MediQuant will share real-world insights, lessons learned, and anecdotes drawn from years of experience helping healthcare organizations navigate the complexities of EHR transitions. In addition, hear first-hand how one organization successfully retired its legacy EHR and what it took to make the switch seamless. Attendees will walk away with practical insights to make EHR transitions smoother, safer and more compliant.

Gain direct strategies from experts and end users on how to exit legacy systems without compromising care of compliance.

Learnings include:

  • How to identify and mitigate risks in contract terminations and data transitions,
  • How to navigate data access and ownership without legal or compliance pitfalls, and
  • How to archive and convert legacy data to ensure long-term regulatory readiness.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, December 2, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

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Webinar: AI in Payment Integrity: What Leading Health Plans are Doing Differently, December 3

November 26, 2025

Webinar: AI in Payment Integrity: What Leading Health Plans are Doing Differently, December 3

Health plans are under growing pressure to improve accuracy, accelerate recoveries and reduce waste. AI I helping meet that challenge – not by replacing workflows, but by making them more intelligent and responsive.

By analyzing structured and unstructured data, from claims and contracts to medical records and policy text, AI and generative AI are surfacing issues earlier, prioritizing high-risk claims and revealing patterns that static rules engines often miss.

This live webinar will examine how leading payers are embedding AI across payment integrity lifecycle to drive measurable improvement in speed, precision and savings.

Join this session to explore:

  • Real-world results – lower leakage, faster recoveries and improved accuracy,
  • How to turn free-text data into audit-ready insights with generative AI, and
  • Strategies to streamline claim triage, editing and investigation with less abrasion

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, December 3, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Preserving Margin: Leveraging Data to Align Clinical & Financial Goals, December 4

November 26, 2025

Webinar: Preserving Margin: Leveraging Data to Align Clinical & Financial Goals, December 4

Hospitals and health systems are pressed to find timely, innovative ways to generate value and navigate economic headwinds

In this webinar, the discussion will be focused around how leading health systems are using data-driven strategies to bridge the gap between contractual and clinical alignment.

Attend to learn the successful keys to aligning physicians around cost and quality, integrating clinical and financial analytics to effectively managing utilization, and help organizations preserve margin by improving patient outcomes.

Key Learning Objectives:

  • Understand how health systems can respond to the root causes of financial pressure in today’s healthcare environment,
  • Explore best practices for engaging and aligning physicians in utilization management to reduce variation and improve safety and efficiency, and
  • Discover how data and technology are being used to support both clinical and financial goals.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, December 4, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Nurses Shouldn’t be Middleware: Orchestrating the Future of Care with Unified Communications, December 16

November 26, 2025

Webinar: Nurses Shouldn’t be Middleware: Orchestrating the Future of Care with Unified Communications, December 16

Too often, nurses are forced to act as “go-betweens” – juggling multiple devices, chasing down information and spending more time managing tech than caring for patients.

This webinar unpacks how hospitals can shift that dynamic by simplifying communication and workflows. Clinical informatics leaders will discuss how a unified communication strategy and hands-free mobility tools can reduce device overload, ensure critical alerts are delivered and free up clinicians to operate at the top of their license.

Key Takeaways:

  • How to ease nurse workflows by automating information routing and task management,
  • Strategies to reduce “device sprawl” and enable hands-free communication across care teams, and
  • Ways to consolidate applications, improve tech ROI and ensure time-sensitive alerts always get through.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, December 16, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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MHA Educational Opportunity: Chargemaster Coding Updates and Implementation for 2026

November 25, 2025

MHA Educational Opportunity: Chargemaster Coding Updates and Implementation for 2026

This virtual event will review the important components specific to critical Current Procedural Terminology and Outpatient Prospective Payment System changes to their facility’s chargemaster(s) effective January 1, 2026.

Objectives

Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to:

  • Incorporate 2026 codes to individual facility’s chargemasters,
  • Describe reporting scenarios for reporting new CPT codes,
  • Identify the impact of new reimbursement levels for APC payments,
  • Prepare for the HCPCS code revisions, changes and additions beginning Jan. 1, 2026,
  • Evaluate the impact of status indicator changes for 2026,
  • Review packaging concepts impacting Medicare APC payments,
  • Understand the 2026 coding changes for drugs, radiopharmaceuticals and contrast and the impact on your reimbursement,
  • Prepare to improve new product implementation processes,
  • Understand the importance of correctly billing add-ons IPPS payments for new technology devices,
  • Provide departmental-specific guidance in the proper reporting and utilization of the new codes,
  • Follow CMS instructions regarding accurate units of service,
  • Explain the importance of accurate revenue code assignment,
  • Recognize the impact of accurate and complete reporting of supply/device costs and future payments, and
  • Understand the payment for new drugs not yet assigned a specific drug HCPCS code and the risk of billing nonformulary drug charges.

Cost:

  • $395 for MHA Members
  • $495 for non-MHA members

This virtual event is eligible for use of the MHA Health Institute coupon. Coupons were emailed to MHA member hospital CEOs in January 2025 and will expire on December 31, 2025.

When: Tuesday, December 9, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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Rural Men Needed for Research Study

November 25, 2025

Rural Men Needed for Research Study

The University of South Carolina is currently seeking volunteers to participate in a phone-based physical activity program specifically designed for physically inactive men living in rural areas of the United States.

Participants in the study will be randomly assigned to one of two groups:

  • 12-week program:
    • Participants in this group will receive 6 biweekly coaching calls from a study team member at the University of South Carolina. Each call includes behavioral lessons aimed at increasing physical activity.
    • Participants will also be encouraged to track their weekly physical activity and will receive personalized feedback every other week based on their self-reported activity levels.
  • 6-week program:
    • Participants in this group will begin the program after a 12-week waiting period. They will then receive 6 weekly coaching calls with behavioral lessons and will also be encouraged to track their weekly physical activity.

Who Should Participate:

  • Men currently living in a rural area,
  • Men who can complete quick health surveys and wear a small thigh monitor at the start and finish of the program,
  • Men between the ages of 18 – 65
  • Men who are not currently exercising,
  • Men who are willing to be randomly assigned to the 6- or 12-week program

Benefits of Participation

  • Participate in a free 6- or 12-week phone-based physical activity program,
  • Receive 6 coaching calls with a trained health coach to help you increase your activity,
  • Plan and document your activity each week, and
  • Earn up to $30 upon completion of the study.

Click Here to Learn More and Sign Up