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Webinar: From Pilot to Proof: Building Virtual Health Programs That Pay Back, February 27

February 5, 2026

Webinar: From Pilot to Proof: Building Virtual Health Programs That Pay Back, February 27

Virtual pilots often start with clear objectives, but too few deliver lasting value. Many stall without clear exit criteria.

This session brings together leaders from Carilion Clinic, Keck Medicine of USC, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, and Nuvance/Northwell Health to share how they’re redesigning pilots to ensure success is defined, measured and achieved.

Insights include:

  • How leading systems define pilot exit criteria, value metrics and scale readiness,
  • Strategies for converting workflow wins into measurable labor + cost impact, and
  • Lessons from pilots that turned into high-ROI, systemwide programs.

Cost: Free

When: Friday, February 27, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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On-Demand Webinar: Better RCM Outcomes, Same System – How Smart Strategy Can Beat Back Rising Denials

February 5, 2026

On-Demand Webinar: Better RCM Outcomes, Same System – How Smart Strategy Can Beat Back Rising Denials

Rising denials and long reimbursement cycles are common complaints – even among practices with leading EHR platforms. Technology alone isn’t solving the revenue challenge.

Some practices, however, are seeing a different outcome. By making strategic adjustments to how they manage revenue cycle workflows, they’re achieving up to 98% clean claims, fewer delays and less staff fatigue with the tools they’ve already invested in.

In this on-demand session, hear the practical steps these top-performing groups using athenahealth are taking to unlock better results from the same system.

What you’ll take away:

  • Proven tactics to reduce denials and clean up claims faster,
  • Steps to accelerate payments and shorten A/R cycles, and
  • Lessons in offloading administrative burden without adding headcount.

This webinar is on-demand and can be viewed at your convenience

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Webinar: Breaking the 80% Barrier: How Trusted Data Accelerates Enterprise Healthcare AI, February 17

February 5, 2026

Webinar: Breaking the 80% Barrier: How Trusted Data Accelerates Enterprise Healthcare AI, February 17

While AI is everywhere in healthcare strategy discussions, most initiatives never make it past pilot. Nearly 80 percent of healthcare AI efforts stall because the underlying data is fragmented, unreliable or difficult to govern at scale.

The discussion focuses on how health systems are supporting use cases like predictive readmissions, operational optimization and precision medicine by strengthening data accuracy, integration, security, explainability and access across the enterprise.

Key takeaways include:

  • The five data barriers preventing 80 percent of healthcare AI initiatives from scaling,
  • A step-by-step data readiness framework that reduces manual preparation by 60-80 percent, and
  • How trusted data foundations drive 3 – 5x faster deployment and 30 – 40 percent accuracy gains.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, February 17, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Whitepaper: Beyond Billing: How to Fix Hidden Revenue Leaks in Your Practice

February 5, 2026

Whitepaper: Beyond Billing: How to Fix Hidden Revenue Leaks in Your Practice

Inefficiencies in documentation, contracts and workflows quietly chip away at revenue.

Outdated revenue cycle management (RCM) practices can cost physician groups hundreds of thousands each year. Without a comprehensive operational review, many practices never realize how much potential income is slipping through the cracks.

This whitepaper reveals the most overlooked RCM pitfalls and provides seven actionable steps to help physicians and practice leaders recover lost revenue, improve compliance, and strengthen financial performance.

Inside:

  • Why just 30 more days on a payer filing deadline can recapture thousands in revenue,
  • How moving to EFTs and lockboxes accelerates cash flow and reduces fraud risk, and
  • Ways to identify underperforming services that may be dragging your margins.

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Whitepaper: How 75 Hospital Leaders are Rethinking the Patient Room

February 4, 2026

Whitepaper: How 75 Hospital Leaders are Rethinking the Patient Room

Patient rooms are being reimagined – not just in layout, but in how technology supports communication, safety, and connection.

In a recent Becker’s, Zoom, and and HP survey of 75 hospital and health system leaders, including C-suite executives, medical directors, and nursing and technology leaders, one theme stood out: outdated, fragmented tech is undermining care delivery and clinician satisfaction.

But some organizations are moving fast to fix it.

This report reveals what leaders are prioritizing (think: virtual nursing, discharge workflows supported by in-room video) and where critical infrastructure gaps remain.

Inside, you’ll learn:

  • Why just 1 in 3 rooms is fully equipped for modern communication – and what’s driving change,
  • How Blessing Health System outfitted 150 rooms to support virtual visits, discharge planning and patient education, and
  • What investments are top of mind as health systems build the patient room of the future.

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Webinar: RCM Tech Trends You Can’t Ignore: Fresh Insights from US San Diego Health, February 11

February 4, 2026

Webinar: RCM Tech Trends You Can’t Ignore: Fresh Insights from US San Diego Health, February 11

Revenue cycle management priorities are shifting – and technology investments are leading the charge. In this session, join UC San Diego Health’s Chief Revenue Officer, Mike Vigo, as we explore today’s top organizational goals set forth by hospital and health system leaders, explore how those priorities vary across EHR platforms and share predictions for what’s next.

Backed by fresh data and market insights from more than 100+ healthcare finance leaders, we’ll examine where organizations are focusing their investments and how AI, automation and analytics are driving measurable results.

Walk away with a clear view of current trends, future outlooks and strategies to align technology with long-term financial performance.

Key takeaways:

  • Where health systems are investing in RCM tech and what’s driving ROI,
  • How EHR platform influences RCM strategy and spend, and
  • Real-world impact of AI and automation on revenue cycle performance.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, February 11, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Whitepaper: The $25B Medicaid Threat: How Hospitals are Fighting Back

February 4, 2026

Whitepaper: The $25B Medicaid Threat: How Hospitals are Fighting Back

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is poised to slash Medicaid revenue by $25 billion annually, a 70% drop in operating margin for the average hospital.

With redeterminations moving to every 6 months, patients are losing coverage. Payers are escalating denials and providers are stretched thin, forced to write off more revenue than ever.

In this report, discover how providers are proactively addressing these threats using AI, patient advocates and denial prevention teams to protect revenue while improving the patient experience.

What you’ll learn:

  • How to reduce revenue leakage with payer-specific denial prevention strategies,
  • How automation and trained patient advocates reduce Medicaid disenrollment, and
  • Why a “human in the loop” is key to unlocking ROI.

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Webinar: Why Health Systems Struggle to Prove ROI on Digital Health Investments, February 17

February 4, 2026

Webinar: Why Health Systems Struggle to Prove ROI on Digital Health Investments, February 17

Health systems are spending more on technology than ever, but many digital and C-suite leaders still face tough questions about substantiating value and investment strategies.

When ROI is siloed or unclear, innovation can stall, governance can break down and technology is perceived as a cost center rather than a strategic asset. Traditional financial models often miss clinical and operational value, leaving leaders without a comprehensive, longitudinal impact perspective.

This panel brings together executives from Stanford Health Care, Mass General Brigham, and Southern Illinois Healthcare to unpack how leading systems are addressing these challenges head-on. Speakers will share how they’re closing visibility gaps, centralizing decision making, and creating repeatable methods to measure value across the organization.

The discussion will explore how to transition into maximum-impact mode with coordinated technology strategies that support enterprise priorities and win executive buy-in.

Key insights include:

  • Common reasons ROI remains difficult to prove in health systems,
  • How centralized governance supports better decision-making,
  • Strategies to make technology value visible and sustainable, and
  • Lessons from systems successfully substantiating enterprise-level technology impact.

Cost: Free

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

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Why AI is Failing in Revenue Cycle, and How to Fix it

February 4, 2026

Why AI is Failing in Revenue Cycle, and How to Fix it

Today’s revenue cycle AI is built on statistical patterns, not clinical understanding. For CIOs and CFOs, this creates a hidden factory of rework, risk and revenue leakage. Here’s why a clinical-first approach is the only path forward.

The healthcare industry is investing billions in artificial intelligence to fix a struggling revenue cycle. Yet, for many health systems, denial rates are climbing, and administrative costs continue to swell. Why is this happening? We are applying a math solution to a medicine problem.

Most AI tools are black boxes trained on claims data alone. They can spot statistical correlations with impressive speed but cannot grasp the clinical story behind a patient’s journey. This gap between statistical probability and clinical reality is where revenue integrity breaks down, leaving your organization exposed.

Effective and trustworthy RCM automation is impossible without a deep, embedded clinical foundation. To move beyond simple pattern-matching and deliver real financial value, AI must be trained by clinical experts and grounded in medical logic.

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Whitepaper: The State of Nursing Communication in 2026

February 4, 2026

Whitepaper: The State of Nursing Communication in 2026

Hospitals are sending more messages than ever, yet critical information still isn’t reaching nurses when it matters most.

Seventy percent of nurses report receiving workplace updates several times per week, but many still miss essential safety protocols, compliance updates and policy changes. The issue isn’t volume. Traditional communication channels are not designed for shift-based, non-desk roles, creating gaps that affect retention, patient safety and regulatory risk.

The State of Nursing Communication Report draws on survey findings from 1,000 U.S. hospital nurses across full-time, part-time and travel roles to quantify how communication breakdowns show up in daily operations. The data reveals how delayed, irrelevant or missed messages contribute to stress, disengagement and downstream patient care issues.

This report outlines where communication is breaking down and what hospital leaders can do to fix it, using real data from the nursing workforce.

Key takeaways include:

  • Where and why nurses miss safety, policy and compliance updates,
  • How email and paper-based communication fail shift-based staff,
  • The connection between miscommunication, burnout and turnover risk, and
  • Four strategic changes leaders can implement to improve reach and relevance.

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