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The Strategist in Brief: September 3, 2026 · The Strategy Catalyst Dispatch

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  Anika: This is the Strategist in Brief for September third, twenty twenty-six, your quick audio rundown of the top headlines from Strategy Catalyst's newsletter.
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  Anika: Here's what strategy leaders should know this week.
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  Anika: Epic recently unveiled Ergo Visit, a platform that combines the company's AI tools into a single workflow that assists clinicians before, during, and after an outpatient visit.
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  Anika: The announcement caught our attention because the ongoing migration of care to outpatient settings has turned the office visit into a key battleground where systems compete for access, patient loyalty, and increasingly scarce physician time.
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  Anika: To learn more, we spoke with the VP of Clinical Systems at Ochsner Health, the first system to put the tool into clinical use.
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  Anika: One month in, Ochsner is judging the tool on how physicians perceive it.
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  Anika: Less burnout, faster chart completion One month in, Ochsner is judging the tool on how physicians perceive it.
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  Anika: Less burnout and faster chart completion rather than measurable return on investment.
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  Anika: The system is using time savings to ease physician workload and strengthen the patient-provider relationship rather than booking more patients.
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  Anika: Ochsner leans on layered AI governance using an AI center of excellence, an AI steering committee, and frontline clinicians to vet new tools as AI increasingly shapes clinical decisions.
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  Anika: Turning to costs, new data from Aon forecasts that US employer health costs will rise nine point five percent in twenty twenty-seven, continuing an elevated trend for the past four years.
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  Anika: On the other hand, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that health benefit spending is relatively stable as a share of total worker compensation.
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  Anika: Instead, rising healthcare costs are translating into higher out-of-pocket spending.
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  Anika: Payers also report that AI upcoding is driving up healthcare spending.
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  Anika: And finally, more than forty health systems across the country have posted alerts about a MyChart phishing scam that targets seniors with free Medicare kits or wellness packages.
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  Anika: As the industry-leading EMR vendor, Epic is a proven partner, but also a recognizable target for bad actors.
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  Anika: Phishing scams predominantly target older Americans, making an aging patient population a ripe target.
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  Anika: At past Health Management Academy forums, we've also heard about C-suite leaders and highly compensated physicians getting targeted by bad actors That concludes this week's edition.
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  Anika: Be sure to check out the full version on the web at hmacademy.com.
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  Anika: Thanks for listening