SF Dental Group, alongside a strategic buyer, has launched a new dental platform. The transaction combines SF Dental Group’s clinical practices with the buyer’s resources to establish a foundation for growth, according to a Sept. 9 news release. The group…
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Structural heart and TAVR programs are rapidly becoming strategic drivers for cardiovascular service line growth. Yet, evolving market dynamics, operational complexity, and the urgency of timely valve care are challenging even the most advanced hospital teams. For many leaders, a…
Oct 7, 2025 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM America/Chicago
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Michael Rinaldi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Medical Director, Structural Heart Program at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
Thomas A. Draper, MBA, MAACVPR, FACC
Vice President, Wellstar Center for Cardiovascular Care, Wellstar Health System
Jim Kreiner, MHA
Executive Director, Heart Hospital Prisma Health
Health systems are racing to embed AI into clinical, operational and administrative workflows — but few have a blueprint for deploying these tools responsibly and at scale. At Bon Secours Mercy Health, Roper St. Francis Healthcare and other leading systems,…
Oct 7, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Donna M. Abbondandolo, MBA, CHC, CHPC, CHIAP, CPHQ, RHIA, CCS
Chief Compliance Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health
Thomas Flynn, FACHE
SVP, Chief Compliance Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health
Zach Kilburn
Chief Digital Officer, Horizon Health Network
Janell Forget, RN, BSN, LSSBB, CPHRM, FASHRM
AVP Risk Management, UMass Memorial Health
A new report from the American Dental Association’s Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention found that only seven states are meeting network adequacy standards for Medicaid. The ADA council recently conducted a survey of Medicaid networks and analyzed CMS’…
A former dental office manager in Florida was sentenced to 15 years in prison for defrauding the dental practices where she worked, Business Observer reported Sept. 8. Tiffany Denyse Young, 54, pleaded no contest earlier this year to multiple fraud…
CrownPoint Partners, a real estate brokerage and advisory firm, recently closed a dental sale-leaseback portfolio in Ohio for $5.47 million. The portfolio includes five properties in Mansfield, Warren, Sidney, Akron and Eaton, according to a Sept. 8 news release. The…
Houston-based Specialty1 Partners has introduced its Acumen Intelligence Engine, an analytics platform. Acumen combines practice management, HR, finance, procurement and revenue cycle streams into one platform to help Specialty1’s partner practices to optimize resources and improve patient care, according to…
The number of applicants and enrollees at the U.S. dental schools are on the rise, according to data from the American Dental Association. Here are 10 stats to know about dental schools and enrollment from the ADA’s Health Policy Institute,…
DSOs will have to place more emphasis on doctor retention in the near future if the industry faces dropping dental school enrollment. Barry Lyon, DDS, the dental director for Main Street Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics and the chief clinical auditor…
The average annual salary for dentists ranks below that of other medical specialties, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Medscape. Here is how the average salaries for general and specialty dentists compare to the salaries of…