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Dental leaders across the U.S. are growing more concerned with the accessibility of oral healthcare as federal threats loom. The dental industry has been dealt several blows over the last few weeks regarding funding, research, workforce development and policy. Many…
Here are seven recent dental industry deals and investments totaling nearly $345 million: 1. A building in Wilmington, Del., housing an orthodontics office was sold for $1.2 million. 2. Dental supply company Henry Schein completed a $250 million strategic investment…
The American Association of Pediatric Dentists will honor 13 member dentists with awards during its annual meeting later this month. Here are the awards each dentist will receive: The AAPD includes nearly 12,000 members.
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Dental supply company Dentsply Sirona has partnered with High Point (N.C.) University to enhance dental education. The High Point University Workman School of Dental Medicine welcomed its first class of students in September. It is the third dental school in…
CMS’ Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F) outlines the path toward industry-wide electronic prior authorization, but real-world implementation remains fragmented — even among early adopters. From investment hesitancy to misaligned workflows to gaps in CMS provisions, health systems and…
Jun 3, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Steven Berkow, Senior Advisor, Value-Based Care, InterSystems
- Jessica Jowdy, Manager, Healthcare Sales Engineering, InterSystems
Price transparency mandates have introduced an unprecedented volume of data — but turning that data into actionable strategy remains a challenge. Health systems and payers alike are still navigating how to translate pricing insights into stronger contract terms, smarter network…
Jun 9, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Jacob Little, CCO, Payerset
- Amy Crowe, VP, PurpleLab
- Heather Parker, Director, Healthcare Strategy & Finance, Forvis Mazars
As ASCs face increasing reimbursement complexity — from payer contracts to multi-method payment models — understanding how to optimize managed care contracting has become critical to financial stability. Without a clear understanding of how payer terms dictate claim workflows, ASCs…
Jun 3, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Scott Allen, SVP Managed Care Contracting, nimble solutions
Health systems are increasingly turning to ambient AI to ease documentation burden. But too often, these tools stop at transcribing physician-patient conversations. Some solutions fail to integrate into clinical workflows. Others are designed solely for physicians, overlooking nurses and allied…
May 29, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Sriram Chakravarthy, Co-Founder and CTO, Avaamo