California BHI Aligns for Impact with Shared Definition and Multi-Stakeholder Insights

If everything feels like it will fall apart without you, the system needs a redesign, not more effort. Clinical director Tarnya Davis explains the benefits of letting go of the control button in her latest column for Newcastle Herald.

NHS Conversion Q&A's Part 8: "How do I get my team on board?" A successful conversion starts with your team. 🤝 Regional Support Manager, Kirsty Munn, talks about how to bring everyone along on the journey and build a confident, motivated practice culture. Thinking about making the change? See how we can support you: http://bit.ly/4hrUDGo

The Health Practice Council is taking a back-to-basics approach to its work this year, developing materials that examine underlying assumptions, explore root causes, and consider both short- and long-term effects of proposals. Check out today’s Actuarially Sound blog from Katie Dzurec, Director, State Public Policy Outreach. https://bit.ly/3NVBXDY

What if progress lies just beyond our tendency to focus on constraints? Believing that complex challenges are solvable is essential to transforming our health systems. Dr. Andy Smith challenges us to rethink our assumptions and calls on decision-makers and health care professionals to embrace optimism. Because progress begins with the mindset that change is possible. Dr. Andy Smith is the President & CEO of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. He is also on the Board of Directors for Ornge, Public Health Ontario, HealthCareCAN - SoinsSantéCAN, TIAP - Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners and is an active member of Toronto Academic Health Science Network. Listen to the conversation here: https://buff.ly/Dw0uHs8

Beyond cost savings per visit, our clinical oversight drives cost avoidance by enabling return to work and reducing medically unnecessary care. This is inclusive of our Gold Standard Review: 🧾 evidence-based standards 🥼 🩺 peer-to-peer collaboration 💸 100% prospective referrals average 6 visits saved per referral nationally, representing an average cost avoidance of over $1,300 per referral

The Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center, At Mercer University School of Medicine offers a Project ECHO series that creates collaborative, peer-driven learning communities for healthcare professionals in rural Georgia. The Community Paramedicine Conversations & Voices ECHO (Feb–Oct 2026) supports Mobile Integrated Health and Community Paramedicine professionals with practical skills like motivational interviewing, resilience training, and patient-centered communication, offering free continuing education credits. https://bit.ly/3OY3UeP

Boundaries aren’t just personal. They’re ethical. And ethics aren’t always clear. They live in gray areas. Context. Judgment calls. Human complexity. That’s why decisions at work can feel draining. Not because people don’t care but because caring requires choosing carefully. The problem? Many teams rely on opinion, habit, or pressure instead of a shared framework. And that’s when mistakes increase and burnout grows. Clear decision frameworks don’t remove humanity. They support it. They help people decide with more clarity, less guilt, and greater consistency. Better decisions protect well-being. Reduce errors. And create sustainable performance. Because good care needs more than good intentions. It needs structure. A reflection: Have you ever felt exhausted from making too many “gray-area” decisions? (You’re not alone.) #Leadership #Ethics #DecisionMaking #WorkplaceWellbeing #SWEETInstitute

Reducing length of stay by 0.28 days may not sound dramatic — until you realize it eliminated more than 7,800 patient days and potential cost savings of $7.9M in a single system... That’s what St. Luke's University Health Network achieved by improving visibility and coordination across discharge planning and post-acute placement. For many care management leaders, the real challenge isn’t effort — it’s clarity. ▪️Where are delays happening? ▪️Which barriers are avoidable? ▪️How aligned are care management, IT, and post-acute partners? Russell Graney, Founder and CEO of Aidin, will be at the Eastern PA American Case Management Association (ACMA) Conference and is looking forward to connecting with leaders who are focused on making discharge performance more predictable and measurable across their organizations. If you’ll be there and want to compare notes, feel free to reach out or schedule time here: https://hubs.ly/Q044mHs60 #ACMA #CareManagement

In the next clip from "Reimagining Behavioral Health and Care" with The Health Management Academy, Michael (Mike) Rowe, CPA, FHFMA shares his thoughts on the strategic imperative to proactively address behavioral health if we are to address the cost and complexity of chronic conditions. Hear his perspective on why more integrated, whole-person care and smarter use of technology are essential to creating a more sustainable healthcare system 👇

As we continue sharing updates on our legislative progress, it is important to briefly reinforce how this began. When we first brought this matter to the Legislature, it was largely understood as a licensing issue. Through structured analysis and documented data, ACN Florida Primary Care Coalition reframed the discussion correctly — this was not about changing a license category, but about stabilizing workforce continuity and protecting patient access in designated areas. That shift in understanding created the foundation for meaningful legislative collaboration and alignment. We are now in the final stage awaiting votes. But this project was never the end goal — it was the beginning. We are already working on the next phase of development. If you are an ACN physician or represent a primary care corporation in Florida, we invite you to be part of what comes next. The first phase was stabilization. The second phase is structure. And it is already underway…