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On-Demand Webinar: How AdventHealth Improved Care Transitions and Drove $48.6M in Operational Value

May 19, 2026

On-Demand Webinar: How AdventHealth Improved Care Transitions and Drove $48.6M in Operational Value

Length of stay is one of the most significant sources of avoidable cost and operational strain in hospitals today, yet many health systems still struggle to reduce unwarranted variation in inpatient days in a clinically appropriate and sustainable way.

In this webinar, hospital leaders will hear how AdventHealth addressed avoidable length of stay by aligning IT and care management and implementing coordinated changes to people, processes and technology. Presenters will share how greater transparency across discharge processes supported timely, appropriate post-acute placement – enhancing patient-centered care and creating more predictable patient flow.

Attendees will learn how this work helped AdventHealth unlock $48.6M in systemwide value (full-year impact), achieve a 9% improvement in length of stay, cut post-acute placement time in half and improve patient flow across more than 50 hospitals.

Attendees will learn how to:

  • Identify the highest-impact drivers of avoidable length of stay tied to post-acute discharge delays,
  • Align IT and care management to improve visibility, accountability and timely decision-making,
  • Translate length of stay improvement into measurable financial impact and increased capacity, and
  • Apply a repeatable, system-ready approach to sustaining care transition improvements at scale while integrating with an existing EMR

Cost: Free

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Webinar: Why Satisfied Physicians Still Leave – and What Leaders Can Do About it, June 16

May 19, 2026

Webinar: Why Satisfied Physicians Still Leave – and What Leaders Can Do About it, June 16

Nearly three-quarters of physicians say they’re satisfied with their jobs. But fewer than two-thirds plan to stay – and less than 1 in 3 would recommend their organization to a colleague.

That gap is a financial and operational risk. CHG Healthcare’s 2025 Physician Sentiment Survey surfaces the disconnect between how physicians feel and how committed they actually are, and what leadership can do about it.

This live session will translate the survey data into concrete strategy, covering the leadership behaviors, communication practices and workforce flexibility models that drive retention without major capital investment.

Insights include:

  • Why leadership transparency outranks compensation as the top missed retention lever,
  • What highly engaged physicians (just 18% of the workforce) have in common and how to grow that number,
  • How II is widening the gap between front-line physicians and administrators, and how to close it, and
  • The real financial cost of disengagement, including recruitment timelines and revenue loss.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, June 16, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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We Cannot Cut Our Way to Success’: Hospitals Prep for Medicaid Crunch

May 19, 2026

We Cannot Cut Our Way to Success’: Hospitals Prep for Medicaid Crunch

The deadline is not here yet, but the bill is already coming due.

HR 1’s most consequential Medicaid changes, work requirements for able-bodied recipients and tighter rules on state financing mechanisms, do not fully take effect until 2027. But hospitals are not waiting to feel the impact.

Bad debt and charity care jumped 8% year over year in January, according to Kaufman Hall data. Sixty-six percent of healthcare finance leaders named Medicaid cuts their top concern in Strata’s latest survey, ahead of labor costs, payer negotiations and everything else.

“Hospitals are already underpaid for the care they provide, and payment cuts through the federal reconciliation process haven’t even been implemented yet. Our hospitals are still only reimbursed 71 cents on the dollar, and less than half have the operating margins necessary for long-term stability,” Nicole Stallings, president and CEO of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, told Becker’s.  “Hospitals have plans for every scenario, ranging from service reductions to reductions in force, to potential consolidation and even closure.”

For hospital and health system leaders, 2026 has become the preparation year. The question is what preparation actually looks like when the math is already broken.

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DIMENSIONS: Tobacco-Free Advanced Techniques Training, October 27-28

May 19, 2026

DIMENSIONS: Tobacco-Free Advanced Techniques Training, October 27-28

A training program for healthcare professionals offered by the Behavioral Health and Wellness Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

This two-day training covers tobacco fundamentals, tobacco addiction, tobacco treatment strategies and a motivational intervention for tobacco cessation. Trainees will also be trained to facilitate the DIMENSIONS Tobacco Free Group – a 6-week group curriculum.

The Advanced Techniques training is a train-the trainer model, meaning participants will leave the training with the materials and knowledge to train others at their organization. Every trainee will have download access to the program materials at the completion of the training.

Attendees will:

  • Promote tobacco cessation for persons with behavioral health conditions,
  • Conduct 30-minute motivational intervention,
  • Facilitate the Tobacco Free group,
  • Build awareness around tobacco dependence, and
  • Make referrals to community resources.

Cost:

This training is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and is therefore offered at no-cost to qualified participants.

When: October 27 – 28

Registration required by October 16

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Tobacco Cessation Health Systems Change Community of Practice

May 19, 2026

Tobacco Cessation Health Systems Change Community of Practice

The University of Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness Program is facilitating Cohort 4 of the Tobacco Cessation Health System Change – Community of Practice. This CoP includes on-demand webinars, monthly Learning Community Calls, and access to the Dimensions Tobacco Free Group.

BHWP will create an interactive learning environment where you can set goals that match your organization’s readiness for change, exchange ideas, and work with peers from other Missouri organizations to overcome barriers.

To register or ask questions, please contact Cessation specialist, Kayla Langford at kayla.langford@health.mo.gov.

 

 

Applications Open Now: Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training, Apply by June 18

May 19, 2026

Applications Open Now: Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training, Apply by June 18

This training provides a comprehensive approach to learning evidence-based treatment for individuals to master the core competencies defined by the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD) and obtain the necessary training required to apply for the National Certificate in Tobacco Treatment Practice (NCTTP). The training benefits all health disciplines.

Prerequisites:

  • Healthcare worker or practitioner interested in providing evidence-based treatment to people who use tobacco and nicotine,
  • Agency or employer recommendation, and
  • Tobacco-free for 6 months prior to course.

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MHA Health Institute: Infection Prevention Academy, June 2 – July 28

May 14, 2026

MHA Health Institute: Infection Prevention Academy, June 2 – July 28

This academy will prepare infection prevention health care professionals, both new to their role and those seeking an excellent knowledge refresher, to be facilitators and resources for surveillance, prevention and control of infections.

Professionals who are new to infection prevention responsibilities will learn how to manage the everyday duties of infection surveillance, analyze disease data, and identify problems and resolutions. It will enhance existing programs through a presentation of current guidelines and evidence-based practices applicable to infection control programs, product selection and evaluation.

Cost: MHA Health Institute coupon eligible

  • MHA Members – $400
  • Non Members – $500

When: Tuesdays, June 2 through July 28, 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

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Sixth Annual Virtual Critical Access Hospital Conference, June 9

May 14, 2026

Sixth Annual Virtual Critical Access Hospital Conference, June 9

Don’t miss Stroudwater Associates’ Sixth Annual CAH Conference. This virtual conference was created to equip Critical Access Hospital leaders with the strategies, tools, and insights they need to thrive – not just survive. Now in its sixth year, this event brings together clinical, financial, operational, and strategic best practices and real-world case studies from Critical Access Hospitals.

Stroudwater’s team of rural healthcare experts shares down-to-earth, actionable guidance rooted in decades of experience working with hundreds of hospitals nationwide. We’re driven by a deep belief that every rural community deserves access to high-quality, sustainable care.

Stroudwater Associates will cover a range of topics, which include:

  • Building the Rural Workforce of the Future
  • CAH Financial & Operational Best Practices: The High-Impact Levers That Move the Needle
  • CAH Strategic Risk: Moving from Vulnerability to Sustainability
  • From Gap to Growth: How One Hospital Build a Swing Bed Program to Improve Care Delivery
  • The Future of Rural Healthcare: Strategies for Success
  • Planning for the Future: Evaluating Rural Facility Needs Through a Strategic and Financial Lens
  • Service Line Development Best Practices: Grounding Growth in Financial and Operational Realities
  • Strengthening Revenue Cycle Performance: Aligning Internal Teams and External partners to Drive Financial Performance, and
  • MORE!

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, June 9, 10:00 a.m. – Thursday, Jun 18, 2:00 p.m.

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Webinar: From Call Center Bottlenecks to Patient Self-Service: How Healthcare Organizations Keep Scheduling Moving with AI and Automation, May 27

May 14, 2026

Webinar: From Call Center Bottlenecks to Patient Self-Service: How Healthcare Organizations Keep Scheduling Moving with AI and Automation, May 27

Every week starts the same way for most access teams:

  • Phones spike at once,
  • Queues build before staff can catch up, and
  • Patients abandon calls at rates that climb to double digits.

It’s a predictable surge that creates missed appointments early in the week and extra work later on.

This webinar brings forward what organizations are learning as they use automated scheduling pathways to stabilize that Monday pattern. Megan L. Kerrick, Director of Administrative Operations at Virginia Urology, will share how their call center and self-service channels work together to absorb demand, keep scheduling decisions accurate, and reduce the manual follow-up that slows teams down.

You will learn:

  • How healthcare organizations keep scheduling decisions consistent across call center and self-service channels, ensuring patients land in the right place the first time,
  • How automation, including voice AI, absorbs patient demand during peak periods and prevents queues from stacking up, and
  • How structured, automated call handling reduces the downstream follow-up work that weighs teams down later in the week.

As demand concentrates at the start of the week, automation becomes a defining capability for both patient experience and operational performance. This session highlights the insights that matter most for delivering a more resilient, patient-driven scheduling experience.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, May 27, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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On-Demand Webinar: A Clearer Picture of Healthcare’s Supply Chain – Built on More Than Spend Data

May 14, 2026

On-Demand Webinar: A Clearer Picture of Healthcare’s Supply Chain – Built on More Than Spend Data

Imagine a supply chain function that secedes in real time, not in retrospect – one connected to clinical workflows, utilization patterns and patient demographics, not just invoices and purchase orders.

That shift is what separates a procurement-driven model from an enterprise intelligence layer. It changes the questions leaders can answer, the speed of response and the role supply chain plays in strategic performance.

In this on-demand discussion, two senior supply chain executives lay out why traditional procure-to-pay approaches fall short and how AI-powered platforms are integrating clinical, patient, demographic and utilization data into one decision environment.

Key learnings include:

  • The structural limits of P2P-based decision-making,
  • Why real-time intelligence requires more than spend data,
  • How AI shifts decisions from retrospective to in-workflow, and
  • What an enterprise intelligence layer enables across functions.

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