Month: May 2026

Webinar: The Hidden Cost of Denials: How Independent Practices are Protecting Cash Flow, June 11

May 28, 2026

Webinar: The Hidden Cost of Denials: How Independent Practices are Protecting Cash Flow, June 11

For independent practices, denials don’t just delay payments. They drain staff time, strain margins, and create backlogs that take weeks to unwind. The financial impact is visible in A/R reports. The operational impact is felt in every billing cycle.

Most of the damage starts earlier than teams realize. Inconsistent documentation, eligibility gaps, and small coding errors compound into the denials practices spend their afternoons chasing.

Join this live discussion on June 11 to hear practical strategies for tightening claim accuracy and shortening A/R cycles without replacing existing billing systems. The session focuses on operational improvements that orthopedic, urology, and MSK practices can act on now, drawing on real-world experience supporting independent practices through cash flow pressure.

Inside the session:

  • Common denial root causes and how to improve first-pass claim performance,
  • Strategies to reduce A/R days and stabilize cash flow, and
  • Best practices to protect margins and ease administrative burden.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, June 11, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: The Gap Between Revenue Cycle and Supply Chain is Thinning ASC Margins, June 30

May 28, 2026

Webinar: The Gap Between Revenue Cycle and Supply Chain is Thinning ASC Margins, June 30

The gap between revenue cycle and supply chain is thinning ASC margins.

ASC profitability isn’t only a revenue cycle problem or only a supply chain problem – it’s what happens between them.

At a roundtable convened at Becker’s 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + the Future of Spine conference in Chicago, ASC leaders compared notes on where margins are leaking and what’s actually moving the needle.

Attend the session and learn:

  • Where ASC margins are most exposed when revenue cycle and supply chain operate in silos,
  • What ASC leaders identified as the most actionable fixes,
  • How operational and financial teams can align on the decisions that drive contribution margin,
  • What’s next for ASCs preparing for tighter reimbursement and rising case costs.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, June 30, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Whitepaper: From ED Overflow to Orchestrated Care: What’s Working in Behavioral Health

May 28, 2026

Whitepaper: From ED Overflow to Orchestrated Care: What’s Working in Behavioral Health

Walk into almost any hospital ED today and behavioral health patients are waiting – sometimes for days. Inpatient units are holding patients with nowhere to safely discharge to. Outpatient referrals go unmet. And more than one-third of Americans live in areas with behavioral health workforce shortages, making the usual fixes harder to execute.

A different operating model is taking shape. Health system leaders on a recent Becker’s Healthcare advisory call described a coordinated approach that orchestrates behavioral healthcare across Eds, primary care, outpatient services, community partners and the EHR.

Early results are tangible:

  • A Southern integrated health system’s ED bridge with peer recovery specialists reports up to 85% first-visit outpatient follow-up after discharge.
  • A Midwestern academic system spanning 21 hospitals and more than 50 health centers invests roughly $1,000 per patient annually in intensive case management and reports about $13,000 in savings per patient.
  • A state-governed Midwest system expanded telehealth behavioral health assessments from six hospitals to 26 locations, with inpatient volumes declining.
  • A Midwest health system partnered with about 55 community pediatricians on a structured youth suicide prevention program.

This whitepaper captures the frameworks, staffing models and technology decisions behind those outcomes – written for leaders actively redesigning how their organizations deliver behavioral healthcare.

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On-Demand Webinar: How AdventHealth Improved Care Transitions and Drove $48.6M in Operational Value

May 28, 2026

On-Demand Webinar: How AdventHealth Improved Care Transitions and Drove $48.6M in Operational Value

Length of stay is one of the most significant sources of avoidable cost and operational strain in hospitals today, yet many health systems still struggle to reduce unwarranted variation in inpatient in a clinically appropriate and sustainable way.

In this webinar, hospital leaders will hear how AdventHealth addressed avoidable length of stay by aligning IT and care management and implementing coordinated changes to people, processes and technology. Presenters will share how greater transparency across discharge processes supported timely, appropriate post-acute placement – enhancing patient-centered care and creating more predictable patient flow.

Attendees will learn how this work helped AdventHealth unlock $48.6M in systemwide value (full-year impact), achieve a 9% improvement in length of stay, cut post-acute placement time in half and improve patient flow across more than 50 hospitals.

Attendees will learn how to:

  • Identify the highest-impact drivers of avoidable length of stay tied to post-acute discharge delays,
  • Align IT and care management to improve visibility, accountability and timely decision-making,
  • Translate length of stay improvement into measurable financial impact and increased capacity, and
  • Apply a repeatable, system-ready approach to sustaining care transition improvements at scale while integrating with an existing EMR.

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Webinar: 340B: The Good, The Bad, The Reality, June 8

May 28, 2026

Webinar: 340B: The Good, The Bad, The Reality, June 8

You are invited to join Custom Learning for an upcoming Engage Webinar focusing on the evolving 340B program and strategies to protect and maximize its value for organizations and patient populations.

In this session, you will gain an understanding of the 340B program, including its purpose and the critical role it plays in supporting patient access to care. You will also explore recent changes that are impacting 340B organizations and shaping how they operate today, along with practical strategies to protect and optimize program revenue and savings.

What you’ll learn:

  • Understand the role of the 340B program in supporting patient access to care,
  • Recognize current changes at the federal, state, and local levels impacting the program,
  • Identify strategies to protect and maximize 340B revenue and savings, and
  • Learn operational and compliance best practices to strengthen program performance.

This session is ideal for:

  • Finance professionals
  • Pharmacy leaders and staff
  • 340B program managers and coordinators
  • Compliance professionals
  • Healthcare executives and leadership

Cost: Free

When: Monday, June 8, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. E.T.

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Beyond Hiring: How 3 Health Systems are Rebuilding the Care Workforce

May 28, 2026

Beyond Hiring: How 3 Health Systems are Rebuilding the Care Workforce

Over the next five to 10 years, the U.S. will face a shortage of 300,000 physicians and nurses. At the same time, nearly 80% of older adults are managing multiple chronic conditions.

Recruiting alone will not solve this. Leading organizations are shifting strategy – investing in workforce development, productivity technology and retention-first benefits to stabilize operations and reduce long-term labor costs.

UAB Medicine reduced turnover by 32% and cut reliance on travelers in half by investing in structured career development and retirement benefits. Johns Hopkins Medicine used AI documentation tools to reclaim clinician time without adding staff. Futuro Health built local training pipelines to credential 2,000 allied health workers, without adding debt.

This whitepaper examines how these organizations are:

  • Building internal career pathways that lower vacancy rates,
  • Using AI to increase productivity without increasing burnout, and
  • Leveraging benefits strategies to strengthen long-term retention.

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Take the HRSA National Nursing Survey

May 27, 2026

Take the HRSA National Nursing Survey

Since 1977, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has sponsored this survey to assess supply and demand of the nursing workforce, evaluate the impact of state and federal programs for nursing, and understand current trends such as education, employment, income, and demographics.

The survey is carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau, using a random selection of all Registered Nurses in the country. If you receive the survey, know that all information is solely for statistical purposes; all personal information is removed from all forms and not included in any statistical release.

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Forecasted Funding Opportunity: HRSA Telehealth Nutrition Services Network Grant Program, Estimated Post Date June 2

May 27, 2026

Forecasted Funding Opportunity: HRSA Telehealth Nutrition Services Network Grant Program, Estimated Post Date June 2

Funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT), this program will support telehealth networks using nutrition services to help prevent and manage chronic diseases.

Eligible applicants include:

  • State, local and tribal governments,
  • School districts and institutions of higher learning,
  • Nonprofit organizations, and
  • Small businesses

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Federal Health Department (HHS) Reports on the State of Rural Hospitals

May 27, 2026

Federal Health Department (HHS) Reports on the State of Rural Hospitals

Policy researchers and analysts within the HHS office for planning and evaluation (ASPE) used a Cox proportional hazards model to identify low occupancy rates, for-profit ownership, and proximity to an urban county as key determinants of rural hospital closure or conversion to outpatient-only facilities. The brief is accompanied by a data dashboard that features an interactive map with comprehensive information on rural hospitals, both open and closed, spanning 2012 to 2023.

Consult the dashboard’s User Guide to understand how to filter data by year, hospital name, closure status, state, occupancy rate, ownership type, and system affiliation. The dashboard also includes hospital level information such as occupancy rates, number of beds, Medicare and Medicaid share of discharges, liability-to-asset ratios, and annual profit margins.

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On-Demand Webinar: MCG Indicia Suite: Powering Utilization Management with AI, Automation, and Evidence-Based Precision

May 27, 2026

On-Demand Webinar: MCG Indicia Suite: Powering Utilization Management with AI, Automation, and Evidence-Based Precision

Discover how healthcare organizations are transforming utilization management (UM) with the MCG Indicia suite, which combines evidence-based guidelines with advanced artificial intelligence (AI).

In this session, MCG will demonstrate how MCG Indicia, Indicia Focus, and Indicia Synapse work together within and alongside the EHR to streamline case prioritization, automate clinical data capture, and support accurate, efficient medical necessity reviews. Attendees will see how these solutions help care teams focus on high-impact cases, reduce manual effort, and strengthen decision-making using real-time, evidence-based insights.

The Indicia suite delivers what modern UM transformation demands: reduced payer friction, faster decisions through reliable prioritization and AI-assisted review, and stronger clinical oversight – while ensuring every decision is defensible, auditable, and scalable to meet growing operational demands.

Watch this webinar to:

  • Identify how Indicia Focus uses AI-driven prioritization to identify high-impact cases, enabling teams to focus their efforts where it matters most,
  • Examine how Indicia delivers evidence-based guidelines embedded within the EHR, supporting consistent, defensible medical necessity decisions, and
  • Explore how Indicia Synapse leverages AI to extract and align clinical data, reduce payer friction, and accelerate decision making.

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