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…
Here are four updates on dental insurance and payers that have taken place since April 30: 1. 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…
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…
Minneapolis-based Park Dental recently opened a practice in Forest Lake, Minn. Park Dental decided to open the office based on the area’s growing housing market, according to Frauenshuh, a commercial real estate company. The company signed a 10-year lease for…
Power Orthodontics, an orthodontic practice in Tennessee, has opened locations in Halls and Knoxville, Tenn., according to a May 21 report from The Daily Tribune News. The practice provides services including traditional braces, Invisalign and a full range of orthodontic…
Picture a CDI team that no longer spends most of its week reworking denied claims. Encounters are flagged for documentation risk while the patient is still being treated. Coders work cleaner cases. Finance can predict cash, not chase it. That…
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