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Whitepaper: Inside the ‘Smart’ Hospital: Connecting Technology, Workflows and Care

March 10, 2026

Whitepaper: Inside the ‘Smart’ Hospital: Connecting Technology, Workflows and Care

Picture an environment where clinicians are not chasing information, IT teams are not managing endless integrations and leaders have real-time visibility into operations across the enterprise.

The promise of the “smart” hospital is not more tools, but better coordination. It is an approach where systems, devices and workflows are continuously connected, allowing hospitals to respond fast, operate more efficiently and help drive safer care across the continuum.

This whitepaper examines the smart hospital concept and explains why unified platforms are emerging as the digital foundation for hospitals looking to reduce fragmentation and improve performance. Rather than layering on additional point solutions, smart hospitals focus on connecting existing investments through enterprise-wide infrastructure.

Download the paper to learn:

  • Six core capabilities that define a smart hospital platform,
  • How enterprise-wide connectivity supports end-to-end workflows,
  • Why open, API-first architectures matter for long-term flexibility, and
  • The operational challenges smart hospitals are designed to address.

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Webinar: Practical Guidance for Predictive Flow: How University Health is Improving ED + Inpatient Throughput, March 11

March 10, 2026

Webinar: Practical Guidance for Predictive Flow: How University Health is Improving ED + Inpatient Throughput, March 11

Emergency departments often set the pact for the entire hospital. When admitted patients board for hours, the downstream effects strain staffing, delay discharges and erode capacity. University Health is addressing this challenge by strengthening the connection between ED operations and inpatient flow using real-time and predictive intelligence layered on its EHR.

In this 30-minute session, leaders from University Health share how the organization is evolving its approach to ED and inpatient throughput – moving beyond reactive bed management toward more predictable daily operations.

Attendees will hear how early signals from the ED now help inpatient teams plan placement sooner, run more focused huddles and align staffing to anticipated demand before units reach capacity.

Insights include:

  • Why ED flow is a critical lever for unlocking inpatient capacity,
  • How early ED visibility supports better admission and discharge planning,
  • How predictive insights improve staffing decisions and huddle routines, and
  • What effective operations – IT collaboration looks like in practice.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, March 11, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Whitepaper: How the University of South Florida’s EP Cardiac Clinic Drove 67% Patient Growth + Doubled Cardiac Monitoring Revenue

March 10, 2026

Whitepaper: How the University of South Florida’s EP Cardiac Clinic Drove 67% Patient Growth + Doubled Cardiac Monitoring Revenue

Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) monitoring platforms promise efficiency, but integration gaps often prevent clinics from seeing real financial impact.

At the University of South Florida’s implantable cardiac device clinic, early improvements from a new CIED system were limited by HER integration issues that stalled billing and hid revenue. Clinical workflows improved, but thousands of billable events remained stuck.

A focused optimization effort changed the outcome. By addressing technical interfaces; clarifying ownership across IT, operations and revenue cycle teams; and implementing continuous error monitoring, the clinic stabilized workflows and restored billing continuity.

The results were clear: Annual CIED monitoring revenue more than doubled in two years. The clinic absorbed significant patient growth without adding staff. Billing timelines shortened, reducing manual work and improving cash flow. This case study details how USF leveraged the Murj CIED Management Platform to identify what was holding performance back and build a scalable, sustainable CIED workflow.

You will learn how:

  • USF increased CIED monitoring revenue by 114%,
  • The clinic absorbed 67% patient growth without new staff,
  • HER integration and automation shortened the billing cycle for CIED monitoring, events by over 60% (37.5 days to 14.2), and
  • Integration and monitoring practices protected revenue continuity.

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Webinar: Cyber Resilience is No Longer an IT Strategy. It is a Patient Safety Strategy, March 20

March 10, 2026

Webinar: Cyber Resilience is No Longer an IT Strategy. It is a Patient Safety Strategy, March 20

When healthcare systems go down, care does not pause. It degrades.

Downtime shifts clinicians to paper. Medication workflows slow. Access controls change. Communication patterns fracture. In pediatric environments and high acuity settings, even short disruptions carry real risk.

Cyber resilience used to be about restoring servers. Today it is about restoring trust.

Speed of recovery is no longer the only metric. Confidence in recovery is the difference between clinicians resuming care immediately or second guessing every data point on the screen. If physicians and nurses question the integrity of the record, care delivery hesitates. And hesitation in healthcare is expensive.

Ransomware attacks and system outages are increasing across the industry. Boards are asking harder questions. Can we prove our backups are clean? Have we tested a full clinical restore? What is the real downtime tolerance for our most critical systems? Not theoretical numbers. Real ones.

We challenge the traditional approach to cyber resilience and examine why the next evolution is operational not just technical.

This webinar explores:

  • Why recovery confidence is emerging as a core patient safety metric,
  • How data integrity directly influences clinician behavior after an event,
  • What leading healthcare organizations are rethinking about governance and testing, and
  • Why tools alone will not protect care delivery.

The reality is simple. Technology does not create resilience. Operational discipline does.

If your organization believes resilience is handled because backups exist, this conversation will likely shift that assumption.

Cyber resilience is no longer a back-office issue. It is front line risk management.

Cost: Free

When: Friday, March 20, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Whitepaper: The Future of Healthcare Leadership: Risks, Realities, and Readiness for 2026, March 18

March 5, 2026

Whitepaper: The Future of Healthcare Leadership: Risks, Realities, and Readiness for 2026, March 18

Healthcare leaders are being asked to do more with less while preparing their organizations for a future defined by margin pressure, workforce instability and accelerating technology change.

Based on a national survey of 700+ healthcare leaders, this data-driven webinar examines the leadership trends health systems must confront in 2026 and beyond. The findings surface where leadership gaps are widening, which executive and director-level roles are under the most strain, and how organizations are adjusting talent strategies to remain resilient.

Key takeaways include:

  • How executive and director turnover impacts stability, performance and continuity,
  • Which leadership capabilities are becoming critical as pressures intensify, and
  • How AI and technology are changing leadership decision-making.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, March 18, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Whitepaper: A Comprehensive Guide to Backup Power for Hospitals

March 5, 2026

Whitepaper: A Comprehensive Guide to Backup Power for Hospitals

In healthcare, reliable power is non-negotiable.

As Rod Allen, system director of plant operations for Lee Memorial Health System, puts it: “Without power, nothing else in healthcare happens.” Yet aging infrastructure, growing energy demand and stringent accreditation standards increase the risk profile for hospitals nationwide.

From WellSpan York Hospital’s use of microgrids to improve redundancy to Reid Health’s installation of EPA Tier 4 Final Factory Certified diesel engines to optimize flexibility, health systems are rethinking how backup power supports patient safety and operational continuity.

This comprehensive guide examines how hospitals can move beyond minimum compliance to strengthen resilience and reduce single points of failure, ensuring optimal care and conditions even when the primary grid goes down.

Key learnings include:

  • How different requirements shape hospital emergency power systems,
  • Why redundancy and modular architectures reduce cascading failure risk, and
  • How resilient power strategies support uninterrupted clinical operations during grid outages.

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Webinar: Scaling AI with Confidence: Turning Early Use Cases Into Enterprise Value, March 26

March 5, 2026

Webinar: Scaling AI with Confidence: Turning Early Use Cases Into Enterprise Value, March 26

Healthcare leaders face daily tension: contact centers are overwhelmed, patient communication is fragmented, and staff workflows remain manual.

Add a crowded, fast-moving AI ecosystem, and the risk of missteps increases. Many health systems recognize AI’s promise but struggle to translate it into sustained operational and financial impact.

In this webinar, leaders from 42 North Dakota and Unio Health Partners share what worked, what did not, and what they would approach differently if given a chance.

You’ll learn how organizations have:

  • Identified high-impact operational use cases for early AI wins,
  • Improved first-call resolution and reduced contact center strain, and
  • Established a scalable roadmap to deploy AI across the enterprise

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, March 26, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: The CFO Reality Check on AI: What Works, What Didn’t and What’s Next, March 23

March 5, 2026

Webinar: The CFO Reality Check on AI: What Works, What Didn’t and What’s Next, March 23

A new approach is convincing some of healthcare’s most cautious CFOs to rethink AI.

With dashboards, BI platforms and automation tools not delivering the needed impact, finance leaders are now reassessing what AI-native architecture can realistically deliver.

In this webinar, hear directly from healthcare CFOs who share what changed, why legacy analytics fell short and how an AI-native approach is reshaping how finance teams operate.

You’ll learn:

  • What makes AI-native finance fundamentally different from legacy analytics,
  • How real-time visibility changes financial decision-making, and
  • How CFOs are thinking about AI across system sizes and resource levels.

Cost: Free

When: Monday, March 23, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Vernon Memorial Healthcare’s Connected Pharmacy Strategy, March 23

March 5, 2026

Webinar: Vernon Memorial Healthcare’s Connected Pharmacy Strategy, March 23

Pharmacy procurement is no longer just about purchasing medications.

Rising drug costs, persistent shortages, limited staffing and growing 340B complexity are forcing pharmacy leaders into broader financial and operational decisions, often without connected data or workflows to support them.

In this webinar, leaders from Vernon Memorial Healthcare share how they are rethinking procurement decision-making to better align cost, supply and compliance. The discussion explores why siloed, manual processes slow purchasing decisions and limit visibility, especially during shortages and staffing constraints.

Learn:

  • The operational risks created by manual, siloed procurement processes,
  • How disconnected data limits visibility during shortages, and
  • Ways connected insights support compliance and financial oversight.

Cost: Free

When: Monday, March 23, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Webinar: How OHSU Reclaimed 25+ Weekly Hours in Staffing Coordination Across 53 ORs, March 18

March 5, 2026

Webinar: How OHSU Reclaimed 25+ Weekly Hours in Staffing Coordination Across 53 ORs, March 18

Perioperative services generate significant hospital revenue, yet many organizations still rely on manual coordination, fragmented data and limited visibility into staff experience to make staffing decisions.

Oregon Health & Science University faced this reality across 53 operating rooms. Leaders encountered reactive adjustments, time-intensive coordination and inconsistent team assignments that constrained staffed room utilization.

In this webinar, OHSU perioperative leaders share how they transitioned to a data-driven staffing model – reclaiming more than 25 hours per week previously spent on coordination while strengthening operational performance.

By increasing visibility into clinician experience and applying predictive analytics to guide assignments, the team reduced last-minute changes, improved team consistency and expanded cross-training opportunities.

Attendees will learn:

  • How OHSU reclaimed 25-plus hours per week from manual staffing coordination,
  • Why visibility into staff experience improves assignment accuracy,
  • How predictive analytics reduced last-minute staffing changes, and
  • What drove a 5% increase in staffed room utilization and a 30% improvement in cross-training opportunities.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, March 18, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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