Eight out of ten Americans turn to search engines or general-purpose LLMs at least once a month for medical questions. Yet physician-led evaluations show some AI chatbots deliver unsafe or harmful responses in up to 43% of cases, creating new…
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From legislative changes to state advocacy efforts, here are four updates on Medicaid and Medicare from March: 1. Several states facing budget shortfalls are considering rolling back adult Medicaid coverage and implementing coverage caps. 2. The Arizona Senate passed a…
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental has spent the last month opening de novo offices, closing practice affiliations and other deals. Five updates from the DSO: 1. The DSO partnered with Majid Sehat, DDS, and his practice in Irving, Texas. 2. A…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health will close the Gundlah Dental Clinic in Olean, N.Y., over financial headwinds and workforce limitations. Olean General Hospital’s Gundlah Dental Clinic, a part of Kaleida Health’s network, includes 10 operatories providing care for patients who have…
Dover, Del.-based Orca Dental AI, an AI-powered orthodontic imaging company, has received FDA clearance for 3D imaging. With the approval, the company’s CephX platform is the only orthodontic AI diagnostic support platform with FDA clearance for both 2D and 3D…
Michael Marshall, DMD, recently retired after more than three decades in the dental industry. Dr. Marshall of Southern New Hampshire Endodontics in Manchester retired March 8, according to a notice on the practice’s website. He is a past clinical instructor…
Potential federal funding cuts could heavily impact DSOs’ ability to care for adult and child Medicaid recipients, according to Barry Lyon, DDS. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) is expected to shrink state Medicaid budgets by $664 billion…
Chicago-based Aspen Dental plans to open an office in Bastrop, Texas, Community Impact reported March 23. Aspen Dental recently spent $310,000 to renovate the 3,500-square-foot space. The office, which will mark the company’s first in the city, will open in…
Lipoprotein(a) testing can reveal inherited cardiovascular risk that routine cholesterol panels may miss. This clinician-focused playbook from the American Heart Association offers a practical framework for understanding when Lp(a) testing matters, how to interpret results and how to guide patient…
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Labor remains hospitals’ largest expense, yet many organizations still struggle to manage it effectively. Persistent workforce shortages, rising premium labor and fluctuating patient demand have made traditional approaches insufficient. Organizations that rely on retrospective reporting often react too late, absorbing…
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