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In this episode, Dr. Ryan J. Gates, Senior Vice President and Executive Dean, Western Governors University Leavitt School of Health, discusses using rural health funding to build sustainable local workforce pipelines, expand flexible education pathways, and address shortages in nursing,…

Monday morning is when the cost of inconsistent patient access surfaces — unmet demand, backed-up calls, stretched staff and provider capacity that patients cannot reach. For specialty practices, access is no longer just an operational headache; it’s a growth lever.…

Oct 15, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

Presented by:

Presented by
Presenters:
  • Marie D’Aiuto, VP of Patient Access Innovation, Assort Health
  • Michael T. Rohmiller, M.D., Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Strategic Advisor, Assort Health

Seattle-based Fred Hutch has named Jessie Minton as vice president and chief digital and information officer, effective Dec. 7.  Fred Hutch, which operates two cancer research centers and 10 clinics, announced the appointment in an Oct. 7 LinkedIn post. Fred…

Liesel Buchner has been named chief administrative officer at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento (Calif.), according to an Oct. 7 LinkedIn post. Prior to her new role, Ms. Buchner served as associate chief administrative officer and director of nursing and clinical…

The planned sale of Banner Lassen Medical Center in Susanville, Calif., to an affiliate of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Quorum Health is moving forward.  “Quorum Health is currently in the final stages of state reviews for its conversion to a nonprofit company,”…

Inpatient CDI has traditionally depended on disruptive retrospective queries, fragmented workflows, and clinicians revisiting the record days or weeks after discharge. What changes when context and documentation guidance arrive during the encounter, while the clinical context is still fresh? Health…

Oct 15, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

Presented by:

Presented by
Presenters:
  • Carlos Armando Aguilar, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, The Christ Hospital Health
  • Samuel Y Ash, MD, Chief Information Officer, South Shore Health
  • Jason Jobes, Senior Vice President of Solutions, Norwood

Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital may hire permanent replacements for workers who remain on strike, the hospital said Oct. 7. The hospital said it may need to hire permanent replacements to support long-term staffing as the strike continues. Employees whose positions…

Between 2010 and 2025, U.S. hospitals shut down at comparable rates whether they were in urban or rural areas, according to a research letter published Oct. 8 in JAMA Network. Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health…

Meadowbrook, Pa.-based Redeemer Health has defaulted on a required bond payment, according to an Oct. 8 notice posted through the Electronic Municipal Market Access system.  The bonds are publicly traded, tax-exempt municipal bonds for which the system is obligated. The…

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