Rural Spotlight

February 19, 2026

Webinar: Faster, Smarter, Safer: How Health Systems Thrive in an Era of Constant Disruption, March 26

Health systems no longer experience episodic disruption. Today, disruption is continuous, overlapping and accelerating faster than traditional leadership models were designed to handle.

Labor pressure, reimbursement uncertainty, AI acceleration, partnership complexity and changing consumer expectations are colliding at once. This executive conversation examines how health system leaders are operating at the edge of constant disruption without increasing risk. Rather than debating tools or frameworks, the discussion centers on real decision-making inside complex operating environments.

During this session, senior health system leaders will share how they are rethinking governance, prioritization and leadership behaviors to move faster while protecting clinical, financial and operational stability.

Attendees will learn:

• Where leadership teams unintentionally slow decision-making and how to remove friction without compromising oversight,
• Which decisions are commonly over-governed and how to reset decision rights,
• How executives cut through vendor noise to identify true strategic priorities, and
• What leadership capabilities will matter most over the next three to five years.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, March 26, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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February 18, 2026

Webinar: Glycemic Safety Under CMS Scrutiny: Where Performance Gaps Emerge and How Leaders are Closing Them, March 17

With CMS requiring reporting of severe hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, inpatient glycemic safety is moving from a clinical priority to a visible system-level performance measure Hospitals are now being asked not only to manage glucose safety, but to demonstrate consistent, measurable results.

In many organizations, variation in workflows, documentation practices, and insulin management approaches can make it difficult to deliver uniform performance across complex inpatient environments. Under CMS scrutiny, these gaps become more apparent and more consequential.

In this session, healthcare leaders will explore where glycemic safety efforts commonly fall short and how organizations are strengthening reliability across teams, units, and clinical scenarios. The conversation will focus on practical strategies to support frontline clinicians, standardize execution, and align glycemic management with evolving CMS expectations.

Learnings Include:

• How CMS reporting is changing the expectations for inpatient glycemic safety,
• Where operational and workflow variability can undermine performance,
• Strategies leaders are using to improve consistency without limiting clinical judgment, and
• What it means to measure, monitor, and sustain glycemic safety at scale.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, March 17, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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February 18, 2026

Webinar: Beyond Survival: How Rural Hospitals Can Build Future-Ready IT, March 25

Modernizing IT in rural Healthcare isn’t easy. Tight budgets, difficulty attracting and retaining skilled talent, and escalating cyber risks make it hard for rural hospitals to move beyond day-to-day survival.

This webinar examines how rural hospitals can modernize IT without breaking the bank. The focus is on how strategic partnerships and flexible leadership models can help organizations stabilize core systems, address risk and plan more effectively for the future.

Through real-world examples, attendees will learn how access to experienced IT leadership, enterprise-level capabilities and guidance on funding opportunities can support more sustainable decision-making. The session highlights practical approaches that help rural hospitals move from reactive IT management to more structured, future-ready planning.

Learning Points:

• Why a long-term strategic IT partner is essential for rural hospitals,
• How full-time or fractional IT leadership supports expertise and continuity,
• Turning funding opportunities into actionable IT upgrades, and
• Real-world success stories in modernization and cyber resilience.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, March 25, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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February 18, 2026

Webinar: AI-powered Coding for Cleaner Claims Start Earlier: Practical; Strategies to Improve Accuracy Before Denials Begin, March 4

Coding accuracy sits at the center of both financial performance and clinical efficiency but staffing and resources are not keeping pace for many ASC and orthopedic practices. As pressures increase, practices are turning to AI-powered support to keep pace and avoid falling behind.

As documentation requirements evolve and payer scrutiny increases, small inconsistencies in coding can create downstream denials, delayed payments, and unnecessary administrative burden for physicians and staff. AI-enabled coding tools now help practices address these challenges earlier in the revenue cycle, allowing coders and billers to focus on higher-value work instead of time-consuming, lower-impact tasks.

In this webinar, healthcare leaders will explore how practices across specialties are taking a more consistent, supported approach to medical coding by adopting AI-driven insights and automation. It will focus on practical strategies to improve accuracy earlier in the revenue cycle, reduce avoidable rework and support cleaner claims, all while enabling coding and billing reams to work at the top of their license and deliver greater value to the practice.

You’ll learn:

• How to reduce denials and rework by improving coding accuracy and consistency using AI-powered support,
• Where coding issues most often create downstream revenue cycle disruption, and
• Practical ways to support cleaner claims earlier in the revenue cycle while shifting staff towards higher-impact work.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, March 4, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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