Troy, Mich.-based Smile Partners USA has expanded its network to Massachusetts, the seventh state the DSO supports practices in. The organization partnered with MFD Dental, which has six practice locations in Massachusetts, according to a May 23 news release from…
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The Rural Health Transformation Program represents the largest federal investment in rural healthcare in decades — and for many health IT leaders, the question is which digital strategies are worth pursuing now. This whitepaper breaks down how ambient AI documentation…
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University of Iowa Health Care made one of the first enterprise-wide deployments of ambient speech technology and saw measurable results within months. After 70% of physicians cited documentation as a barrier to efficiency and patient care, leaders moved quickly. Within…
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The American Dental Association has released proposed standards on dental cartridges and water quality for review. The first proposal sets requirements for the use of single-use cartridges of specific sizes with local anesthetics. The second proposed standard specifies manufacturer requirements…
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A federal appeals court has overturned a ruling requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in public water systems. Five notes: 1. The latest ruling stems from an earlier lawsuit in which a group of citizens sued EPA…
Most health systems have spent the past several years expanding behavioral health access. The result has too often been the same: patients referred without clear pathways and wait lists that are many days long. Meanwhile, the financial and operational pressure…
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Hospital and health system CFOs are making some of the toughest financial calls in a generation, and the margin for error has never been thinner. With reimbursement pressures mounting and policy shifts reshaping payer mix, finance leaders can no longer…
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The potential reduction in pediatric dental Medicaid coverage could lead to nearly 96,000 additional cases of dental caries and $86.5 million in additional healthcare costs, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. The study, “Projected Oral Health…