October 1, 2025

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October 1, 2025

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October 1, 2025

Article: Certified Nurse-Midwives: The Untapped Soluti8on to the Nation’s Maternal Health Crisis
It’s no secret that the United States is facing a worsening maternal health care crisis. We have the highest maternal and mortality rates of any other developed country. Black mothers are at even greater risk of dying or facing serious complications.
Hospitals are closing around the country due to staffing shortages, leaving women to face a harrowing gap in care, with rural and underserved communities at greatest risk. To address these issues, hospitals and health systems must look towards all measures to improve maternal health care, including elevating the role of certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) on maternal care teams.
While there is extensive data supporting the use of midwifery care – births guided by midwives have less:
The vast majority of U.S. births do not involve CNMs. In the U.S., there are only 4 midwives for every 1,000 births, while other countries see between 30 – 7 midwives per 1,000 births. Not only do these countries have lower maternal mortality rates, but also lower costs of maternal care.
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October 1, 2025

Whitepaper: 2025 Cyber Threat Report: Healthcare Now Accounts for 17% of Cyberattacks
In 2024, healthcare faced more targeted cyberattacks than any year on record. Threat actors used tactics once reserved for Fortune 500 companies against small clinics, diagnostic centers and regional hospitals.
The 2025 Cyber Threat Report breaks down exactly how these attacks unfolded – and what leaders can do now to prepare for future attacks. This report is not just a retrospective. It’s a proactive roadmap to help teams identify, isolate and shut down today’s most dangerous threats.
Learnings Include:
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September 30, 2025

Webinar: Half-day LOS Drop – How this 270-Bed Acute Care Hospital Did It, October 9
Reducing length of stay isn’t easy, especially when discharge planning is hampered by delayed processes, limited visibility to estimated discharge dates (EDDs) and growing capacity strain. That was the case at Mobile, Ala.-based Springhill Medical Center – until a focused, cross-functional effort began driving change.
In just two months, Springhill implemented new workflows and AI-powered tools that delivered measurable results across the board.
In this live session, Sharon Barnicle, executive director of revenue cycle, shares how the hospital built a more predictive, accountable discharge process – one that reduced average length of stay by 12 hours, cut discharge processing times in half and helped reach 90% compliance with EDDs.
You’ll Learn How Springhill:
Cost: Free
When: Thursday, October 9, 1:00 p.m. – 2 p.m.
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September 30, 2025

Webinar: Payer Collections Unlocked: 3 Keys to Drive Collections Through Improved AR for ASCs, October 2
Ambulatory Surgery Centers face unique revenue cycle challenges – from implant-heavy procedures to payer-specific contract rules and front-end requirements that, if missed, quickly turn into denials and revenue leakage. With leaner margins than hospitals, effective accounts receivable (AR) management isn’t optional – it’s essential to financial health.
In this 60-minute webinar, Nimble’s RCM experts will share three proven strategies, grounded in real-world ASC experience. You’ll learn how to master the payer contract landscape, strengthen front-end and pre-authorization processes, and ensure compliance with payer policies – practical steps that help your ASC capture the revenue it has earned, protect cash flow, and maximize cash per case.
Participants will gain real-world insight into:
Cost: Free
When: Thursday, October 2, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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September 30, 2025

Webinar: Prescription Automation: Unlocking Better Medication Access and Improved Patient Care, October 8
Manual prior authorization and fragmented pharmacy workflows slow starts to therapy, drive callbacks and frustrate clinicians and patients. As workloads grow, time to therapy stretches and prescription abandonment rises.
This session focuses on practical ways AI and automation can streamline electronic prior authorization, simplify pharmacy workflows and speed medication access without adding headcount. Hear how organizations can deploy responsible automation across the prescription journey to reduce delays and improve care continuity.
In this webinar, Mike Cohn, Vice President of Network Operations at CoverMyMeds will join a member of Becker’s editorial team to discuss prior auth delays and AI, and answer audience questions.
What You’ll Learn:
Cost: Free
When: Wednesday, October 8, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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September 29, 2025

Whitepaper: CMUs are Cutting Waste, Supporting Patient Safety: Results from 3 Health Systems
Across hospitals, outdated telemetry setups and “drive-by” nurse checks remain common – all while environments are inundated with 350+alarms per patient per day.
These models contribute to delays, over-monitoring, alarm fatigue, and compromised safety.
This report shows why leading systems are rethinking the model with centralized monitoring units (CMUs) that scale across hospitals and support smarter staffing.
Key Takeaways include:
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September 29, 2025

Webinar: Securing the Holidays: Strengthening Data Breach Defense Before Thanksgiving, October 8
This webinar provides valuable information to help healthcare organizations improve their data breach defense.
The holiday season is one of the most vulnerable times for cyberattacks, with threat actors taking advantage of reduced staff and increased online activity.
Join this timely webinar to explore practical strategies for strengthening data breach defense, improving containment, and staying secure ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
If your organization has already experienced a data breach, odds are your next one is coming fast. If you haven’t – you’re likely due. This fast-paced, pragmatic webinar is designed for time-strapped IT executives (CIOs, CISOs, Directors of IT) who want solid, proven solutions which can be implemented quickly with little IT friction.
The webinar covers:
Cost: Free
When: Tuesday, October 8, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET
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September 29, 2025

Webinar: Using Actionable Data to Optimize Staffing and Maximize ROI, October 7
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 to the right shift.
This webinar focuses on how to turn workforce data into decisions that cut labor waste without sacrificing care quality. Expect a practical discussion on what to measure, how to interpret it, and how to act quickly at the unit and enterprise level.
This session will outline a data-to-decision framework for staffing that improves utilization, strengthens governance for contingent labor and supports ROI targets.
Learnings Include:
Cost: Free
When: Tuesday, October 7, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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September 29, 2025

Article: 10 Top Areas for Growth, Per Health System CEOs and CFOs
As healthcare continues to face financial pressures, workforce shortages, and rising patient expectations, health system executives are reimagining their strategies for growth. In a series of connections with C-suite leaders across the country, 10 themes surfaced again and again – from expanding outpatient access to investing in digital transformation and behavioral health.
10 Most Frequently Cited Growth Areas:
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