Morrisville, N.C.-based Affordable Care will reportedly be taken over by direct lenders as part of a restructuring agreement to reduce the DSO’s debt, Bloomberg reported May 14. Five notes: 1. Blackstone and KKR are leading negotiations to restructure the DSO’s…
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Few hospital decisions carry more downstream impact than the ED disposition call: discharge, observation or inpatient admission. The wrong determination can trigger denials, audits and revenue loss long after the patient has gone home. This new white paper from a…
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A patient in crisis arrives at the ED, is stabilized, discharged with a referral — and never connects with follow-up care. Weeks later, they return. The cycle repeats. For many health systems, this is still the default model. It doesn’t…
Jun 24, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Laura Bauer
Vice President of Strategy, Iris Telehealth
Carolyn Mcekron-Bragg
Clinical Director, Southern Regional Medical Center, Prime Healthcare
Jennifer Cullen, MSW
President Of Behavioral Services, Beth Israel Lahey Health
Jason Betts, DNP, RN, CEN, NEA-BC
Director Of Patient Care For Emergency & Behavioral Health Services, Emory Healthcare
LalithKumar Solai, MD
Vice Chair, Clinical Services, Department, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
Telehealth programs don’t stall because of a lack of vision; they stall when policy requirements outpace implementation. This session is designed to close that gap. Healthcare leaders from health systems, clinics and telehealth resource centers will walk through how to…
Jun 10, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Cynthia Garza Moore
Interim Program Director | Pili Ola Telehealth Project Coordinator | Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center
Here are five federal updates since the beginning of May that dental leaders should know: 1. The Organized Dentistry Coalition urged lawmakers to continue support for federal oral health programs within the Department of Health and Human Services. 2. The…
Several DSOs have recently added new practices to their networks through acquisitions and de novos. Here are five DSOs that have made headlines in the last week: 1. Minneapolis-based Park Dental Partners brought in $62.7 million in revenue during the…
The dental workforce, especially dental hygienists and dental assistants, continues to be a thorn in the side of DSOs and dental practices. Here are 10 staffing and workforce stats concerning the industry:
Robin Robert Wilhite, DDS, a dentist in Columbia, Tenn., has retired after providing dental care for more than four decades. Beau Bolding, DDS, has taken leadership of the practice, Bolding Family Dentistry, according to a May 14 news release from…
Minneapolis-based Park Dental Partners brought in $62.7 million in revenue during the first quarter of 2026. The DSO, which supports 86 practices and 221 doctors in the U.S., released its first quarter financial report May 14. Ten notes from the…
Here are five statistics Becker’s has reported on in recent months that could lead to opportunities for growth and progress in the dental industry: 1. Consumer dental spending rose 0.4% between December and January. It was also 4% higher compared…