Economic strain, staffing shortages and consolidation are squeezing ASCs but they’re also forcing transformation. Without bold action, ASCs risk margin erosion, physician attrition and lost leverage with payers. From restructured strategic partnerships to real estate monetization and new partnership models,…
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Disjointed scheduling policies. Manual workflows. Limited real-time data. These inefficiencies once hampered MedStar Health’s 10-hospital network — until a new, data-driven access strategy changed the trajectory. Through standardized block management, cloud-based scheduling tools and a systemwide governance model, MedStar unlocked…
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Courtney Pearson, MBA, MHA
System Assistant Vice President of Operations, Perioperative Services, MedStar Health
Natalie C. Nazon
Regional Business Operations Manager, Perioperative Services, MedStar Health
Brian Bailey
Senior Client Outcomes Manager, LeanTaaS
The number of federally-designated dental professional shortage areas in the U.S. has steadily increased over the years, now hitting 7,229 shortage areas. In the last year, the U.S. has gained nearly 350 dental shortage areas, according to data from the…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis recently issued an executive order that includes cuts to the state’s Medicaid program. Four notes: 1. Gov. Polis issues Executive Order D2025-014 to help fill the state’s $750 million budget deficit. 2. The executive order includes…
Medicaid funding cuts under the recently passed federal budget could exacerbate accessibility issues in Southeast Ohio, WOUB reported Sept. 11. Seven notes: 1. President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act July 4. The bill is expected to…
Behavioral health providers face immense pressure to verify benefits quickly and correctly — often within an hour of intake. But with payer-specific requirements, Medicaid redeterminations and program variations by state, even one missed detail can delay care or derail reimbursement.…
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Here are five dental industry fraud cases Becker’s has covered so far in 2025: 1. A woman in Florida was accused of using unauthorized dental practices to run a $11.2 million fraud operation. 2. Tiffany Denyse Young, a former dental…
Here are 11 notable DSO updates from the last two months: 1. Dallas-based MB2 Dental grew its network to 800 practices across the U.S. with the addition of a pediatric dental practice in New York. 2. Houston-based Specialty1 Partners introduced…
Here are five recent dental industry deals worth more than $836 million combined: 1. CrownPoint Partners, a real estate brokerage and advisory firm, closed a dental sale-leaseback portfolio in Ohio for $5.47 million. 2. A retail property in Plover, Wis.,…
The University of Pikeville (Ky.) has received initial accreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation for its new dental school. The Tanner College of Dental Medicine will be the first dental school in Eastern Kentucky and is expected to welcome…
