Congress is headed toward ending the government shutdown after the Senate approved a funding bill Nov. 10. Seven notes: 1. The federal government is on its 42nd day of the shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. 2. The Senate advanced…
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When surgical operations span 13 hospitals, fragmentation shows up fast: misaligned metrics, inconsistent workflows, disconnected schedules and underused ORs. MultiCare Health System tackled this challenge systemwide with a new approach — one that enabled 3,200 additional surgical cases in one…
Dec 11, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Chris Hunt, MBA, MSHA, BSN, RN, CSSM, NEA-BC
AVP of Perioperative Services, MultiCare Health System
Katrina Freitag, MN, RN
Nurse Manager, Surgical Services, MultiCare Covington Medical Center
Tiane Kneerim
Associate Director, Client Outcomes Manager, LeanTaaS
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine is laying off staff at its dental center in Boston, The Harvard Crimson reported Nov. 10. The layoffs come after Harvard permanently closed its dental clinic in Cambridge, Mass., in October, citing financial constraints…
A Western Dental office in Fairfield, Calif., was damaged in a two-alarm fire, CBS Sacramento reported. The fire took place on the night of Nov. 9. Firefighters increased their response after finding that the fire spread to the building’s attic.…
Health systems are awash in data but real transformation only happens when people can actually use it. At Mayo Clinic, that means delivering curated, enterprise-wide analytics to over 8,000 leaders and managers. Join Mayo’s analytic leaders to walk through how…
Dec 10, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Kayla Deutsch
Director, Analytics, Mayo Clinic
Olivia Robles
Senior Manager, Analytics, Mayo Clinic
Rich Rodgers
Vice President, Product Management, Healthcare Analytics Oracle
The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha is mourning the death of Ernest Sigler, DDS. Dr. Sigler died Oct. 31 at age 79, according to a Nov. 10 news release. Dr. Sigler was a U.S. Army veteran and UNMC…
Here are eight dental-related Medicaid and Medicare updates that have taken place since September: 1. A panel of dentists, lawmakers and public health professionals met Nov. 5 to discuss ways to increase the number of dentists who accept Medicaid in…
Here are 11 notable updates on dental technology company Dentsply Sirona from 2025: 1. The company released its third quarter financial report Nov. 6, which included details on its growth action plan to set the company up for sustainable growth…
The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has earned three grants to address treatment and pain management of oral cancer. Researchers at the dental school will investigate new targets to stem oral squamous cell carcinoma and novel approaches to…
Most dental practices still rely on manual workflows to manage collections, expenses and overhead. The result? Missed issues, delayed decisions and wasted staff time. Practices that ignore AI adoption risk falling behind. Meanwhile, practices and DSOs using AI are catching…
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