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Why sterile processing failures in ASCs are crucial to bottom-lines

ASCs now handle 60 to 70 percent of U.S. surgeries, and the stakes around sterile processing have never been higher. Surgical site infections carry a price tag of $20,000 to $60,000 or more per event, and compliance gaps continue to…

Jun 17, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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Nina Goins, MSN, RN
Jeremy Gibson-Roark RN BSN MBA CIC CNOR
Damien S. Berg BA, BS, CRSCT, AAMIF, Master Sergeant (Ret)

Cancer patients prefer ChatGPT over physician communications

Breast cancer patients preferred recommendations authored by ChatGPT over those written by physicians, according to a survey conducted by researchers at Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center. Researchers asked 51 adult breast cancer patients and 15 physicians to…

GLP-1s linked to higher breast cancer survival: 3 notes

Breast cancer patients with obesity or Type 2 diabetes who used GLP-1s had lower all-cause mortality and risk of recurrence, according to a study published May 11 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from Richmond, Va.-based VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center…

Navigating CMS updates: How payers can protect quality performance before it’s too late

2026 marks an unprecedented convergence of forces that will reshape the market landscape: This executive brief reveals why traditional gap closure programs are failing and how diagnostic intelligence enables the shift from retrospective campaigns to continuous, real-time quality management. Healthcare…

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Care navigation’s next frontier: From silos to scale

Most health systems have built programs that deliver results for specific populations: cancer patients, high-risk cardiology cases, post-discharge transitions. The harder question: what happens to everyone else? Rising-risk patients with one or two chronic conditions often cycle through primary care…

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Why 1 in 2 referrals never result in care

Referrals are one of the highest-volume workflows in healthcare and one of the most broken. In one large health system study, only about 54 percent of inbound internal referrals were completed. That gap represents more than lost revenue. It reflects…

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Workplace safety strategies 3 health systems are prioritizing now

Workplace violence and safety concerns continue to rise across healthcare settings, placing new pressure on clinical, operational and security leaders to adopt more connected, technology-driven approaches. In this discussion, executives from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, CHRISTUS Health, Integris Health and…

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Roy E. Alston, PhD
Damon Blankenbaker
Jeanne Venella, DNP, MS, CEN, CPEN
Elizabeth Sparks, MSN, RN, NE-BC

Why blood clots sometimes go undiagnosed — and what these medical societies are doing about it

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third leading cause of cardiovascular death after heart attack and stroke, yet receives far less institutional attention than either. Nearly 900,000 Americans are affected by VTE each year, and an estimated 100,000 die annually. The…

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Proton therapy outperforms photon for head, neck cancers

Proton therapy outperformed photon therapy among patients with oropharyngeal cancer, according to a study published Jan. 10 in The Lancet. Researchers from 21 U.S. cancer centers conducted a phase 3 trial of 440 patients with oropharyngeal cancer. Patients were randomized…

AI tool cuts costs of tumor gene profiling: Cedars-Sinai

An AI tool developed by a team of researchers at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University can perform genetic profiling faster and at a lower cost compared to conventional methods, according to a study published May 8 in Cell. Called…