MHA Webinar: Building Your Health Care Workforce with Registered Youth Apprenticeship, October 14

August 15, 2025

MHA Webinar: Building Your Health Care Workforce with Registered Youth Apprenticeship, October 14

This virtual event will feature active Registered Youth Apprenticeship programs in health care and emphasize:

  • How to start a program,
  • Identify best practices, and
  • Discuss ongoing program maintenance.

Cost:  Complimentary for MHA Members

When: Tuesday, October 14, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

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Webinar: Hospital Closures are Rising – Build a Back Office that Bends, Not Breaks, August 26

August 12, 2025

Webinar: Hospital Closures are Rising – Build a Back Office that Bends, Not Breaks, August 26

With over 100 rural hospitals closed in the past decade – and hundreds more at risk – hospital closures are no longer rare events. When one hospital shuts down, nearby systems absorb the fallout: patient volume spikes, provider onboarding slows and already stretched administrative teams are pushed to the brink. For executives charged with revenue integrity and workforce readiness, the question is straightforward: Will our back office keep up when the next facility goes dark?

Join Becker’s Healthcare on August 26 to examine real-world playbooks for financial and operational resilience. Two healthcare insiders from Medallion will share lessons learned from organizations that absorbed sudden volume spikes without derailing onboarding, credentialing or reimbursement.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the full lifecycle impact of hospital closures and who absorbs the operational fallout.
  • Identify why legacy systems and manual workflows can’t withstand today’s complexity.
  • Discover how to speed up credentialing, onboarding and compliance when every minute matters.
  • Explore tactical strategies for scaling without burning out your administrative or clinical teams.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, August 26, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Responsible AI in Primary Care: Driving Quality, Trust and Transformation, August 26

August 12, 2025

Webinar: Responsible AI in Primary Care: Driving Quality, Trust and Transformation, August 26

AI is transforming primary care – but success hinges on how it’s deployed. Health systems leading the way on AI adoption aren’t just investing in smarter algorithms; they’re embedding AI into clinical workflows while preserving trust, safety and the patient-clinician relationship.

In this panel, hear from leaders on what responsible AI looks like in action and what it takes to get clinicians on board. This will be a practical conversation grounded in real-world use cases, governance strategies and measurable results.

Join to Explore:

  • How systems are reducing clinician burden and surfacing key insights at the point of care,
  • Strategies to embed AI into workflows without disrupting the human connection,
  • Governance approaches that ensure responsible, scalable AI deployment across primary care.

 Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, August 26, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Helping Teams Address Worries About Healthcare Expenses, September 12

August 12, 2025

Webinar: Helping Teams Address Worries About Healthcare Expenses, September 12

Join this important discussion to learn about the different stages of the healthcare journey and how you can have confident financial conversations to meet patients where they’re at.

This webinar will dive into practical ways healthcare teams can build comfort and confidence around financial conversations that can help your patients move forward with care and your practice build stronger, lasting relationships.

Learning Points:

  • Help the healthcare team become more comfortable having financial conversations with patients.
  • Understand healthcare financing trends and how financial conversations can impact patient care and practice operations.
  • Integrate patient financing solutions like the CareCredit credit card to improve the payment process, support patient decision-making, and empower patients to accept recommended care.
  • Gain expert insights into the different stages of the healthcare journey.

Cost: Free

When: Friday, September 12, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: WakeMed’s 10%+ Gain in Surgical Capacity – Without Adding New ORs, August 19

August 12, 2025

Webinar: WakeMed’s 10%+ Gain in Surgical Capacity – Without Adding New ORs, August 19

Health systems don’t have the luxury of building their way out of capacity constraints. WakeMed didn’t – and still boosted prime-time surgical access and throughput by double digits.

In this session, WakeMed’s Chief Medical Office, Charles Harr, MD, shares how his team partnered across specialties and departments to drive better access and throughput, all within their existing footprint. Their approach combined physician and anesthesia leadership, EHR-integrated tech and transformation services – driving:

  • 11% increase in prime-time OR case minutes,
  • 21% increase in prime-time procedural case minutes, and
  • 5% year-over-year increase in proactively released block time.

Join the Conversation to Learn:

  • How WakeMed secured cross-specialty buy-in to scale improvements,
  • What made the biggest operational difference and where to start, and
  • Strategies to turn underused procedural areas into value drivers.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, August 19, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Webinar: The RCM Overhaul: How AI is helping hospital improve margins & Reduce Friction, August 20

August 7, 2025

Webinar: The RCM Overhaul: How AI is helping hospital improve margins & Reduce Friction, August 20

Disconnected tech, workforce shortages, and documentation gaps undermine revenue cycle performance and drain health system margins. But leading systems are finding relief and results in a reimagined mid-rev cycle powered by AI.

Join RCM insiders as they break down how connected technology and automation are transforming clinical documentation, coding, quality and audit into drivers of financial and operational improvement.

Hear what it takes to turn a traditionally siloed phase of the revenue cycle into a strategic advantage.

Explore:

  • How AI is enabling autonomous coding and smarter CDI strategies,
  • Ways to connect traditionally siloed data for real-time visibility, and
  • Lessons from organizations already seeing ROI from AI in the mid-rev cycle.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, August 20, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: The Real Cost of ‘Good Enough’ in Pharmacy Procurement, August 13

August 6, 2025

Webinar: The Real Cost of ‘Good Enough’ in Pharmacy Procurement, August 13

Drug spend represents a significant and rapidly growing cost for health systems. However, pharmacy procurement for many organizations remains fragmented, manual and blind to real-time contract data. The result: missed GPO savings, DSCSA headaches and financial leakage health systems can’t afford.

Join supply chain insiders to see how health systems are turning procurement from cost center to profit protector. In one fast-paced hour, you’ll get a step-by-step framework to regain control and cut waste without piling work on pharmacy teams.

Learnings include:

  • Quantifying the real cost of “good enough: tools: price creep, chargebacks and audit exposure,
  • Tactics to streamline DSCSA reporting, and
  • Using real-time price and inventory data to drive margin-positive decisions on every order.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, August 13, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: The RCM Overhaul: How AI is Helping Hospitals Improve Margins & Reduce Friction, August 20

August 6, 2025

Webinar: The RCM Overhaul: How AI is Helping Hospitals Improve Margins & Reduce Friction, August 20

Disconnected tech, workforce shortages, and documentation gaps undermine revenue cycle performance and drain health system margins. But leading systems are finding relief and results in a reimagined mid-rev cycle powered by AI.

Join RCM insiders as they break down how connected technology and automation are transforming clinical documentation, coding, quality and audit into drivers of financial and operational improvement.

Hear what it takes to turn a traditionally siloed phase of the revenue cycle into a strategic advantage.

Explore

  • How AI is enabling autonomous coding and smarter CDI strategies,
  • Ways to connect traditionally siloed data for real-time visibility, and
  • Lessons from organizations already seeing ROI from AI in the mid-rev cycle.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, August 20, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Robotic Surgery as a Safety-net Advantage at Cook County Health, August 11

August 6, 2025

Webinar: Robotic Surgery as a Safety-net Advantage at Cook County Health, August 11

For many hospitals, every investment faces the same scrutiny: does it expand access, improve outcomes, and keep the bottom line intact?

For Cook County Health, saying yes to robotic-assisted surgery did all three.

On August 11, join two leaders who built the program from the ground up and see how minimally invasive care became a catalyst for mission and margin alike. Speakers will share how Cook County Health launched and scaled a robotic surgery program while navigating limited capital, workforce training gaps and implementation barriers.

Whether you are evaluating the acquisition of your first robotic system or trying to accelerate growth, this session will challenge assumptions, share hard-won lessons, and show what’s possible when mission and business strategy align.

Learnings Include:

  • Evaluating minimally invasive surgery as a health equity initiative for underserved populations,
  • Leveraging data to build a financially sustainable business plan to expand 24/7 robotic surgery access, and
  • Key to overcoming barriers to programmatic expansion – from lack of buy-in belief to resource constraints.

Cost: Free

When: Monday, August 11, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program Applications Open, Apply by September 11

August 6, 2025

Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program Applications Open, Apply by September 11

The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is now accepting applications for the 2026 Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program.

NRHA’s Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program is a yearlong training initiative designed to develop a diverse, Interprofessional network of rural health leaders from across the country. The Rural Health Fellows program prepares emerging leaders to champion rural health policy and drive meaningful change in their communities. Fellows gain hands-on experience through leadership development, policy engagement, and collaboration with other rural health professionals.

Each year, NRHA selects 15-20 individuals who will:

  • Expand their understanding of rural health policy,
  • Build a national network of peers and mentors,
  • Strengthen leadership and advocacy skills, and
  • Complete a team-based policy project that informs NRHA’s platform.

Applicants must:

  • Be an active NRHA member for at least one year prior to applying, and maintain membership throughout the program,
  • Demonstrate a commitment to rural health,
  • Attend all three in-person sessions:
    • 37th Rural Health Policy Institute, February 10-12, 2026, Washington, D.C.
    • 49th Annual Rural Health Conference, May 19-22, 2026, San Diego, CA
    • 38th Rural Health Policy Institute, February 9-11, 2027, Washington, D.C.
  • Participate in monthly virtual sessions,
  • Contribute to a team-based project, and
  • Be able to cover travel and accommodation expenses

Program Benefits:

  • Practical experience in rural health policy and advocacy,
  • Creation of a group policy brief,
  • Long-term professional connections, and
  • Opportunity to shape NRHA’s policy priorities.

Review Timeline:

  • Application deadline: Thursday, September 11, 2025
  • Notifications sent by: October 2025
  • Accepted Fellows must confirm participation within two weeks of acceptance

Program Cost – there is no fee to participate in the program. Travel and accommodations are the responsibility of the Fellow, though limited scholarship support is available.

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