Academic health systems are entering a defining decade. Many are expanding rapidly through mergers, affiliations and new service lines. But with scale comes risk: fragmentation, mission drift and uneven progress on access and equity. This whitepaper features insights from 11…
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Colorado has experienced the most growth in DSO-affiliated dentists between 2015 and 2024, according to data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released data on the dentist workforce, including demographics, workplaces and retirement trends. Here is the percentage…
Orthopedic and musculoskeletal (MSK) practices are entering a new era of revenue cycle pressure — one defined by coding complexity, chronic staffing shortages, and rapidly shifting payer requirements. These forces are converging to create a perfect storm: rising denial rates,…
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GLP-1s and high-cost claims get the attention, but the real drain on health plans? Chronic disease driven by delayed intervention and low preventive care use. Join finance and HR leaders from CommonSpirit and MedStar to explore a prevention-first model proven…
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The dental industry is seeing shifts in how dentists practice throughout their career, including more DSO affiliations and delayed practice ownership. The ADA recently released data on the dentist workforce, including demographics, workplaces and retirement trends. Here are 15 notes…
Continuing professional development, publishing research publications and expanding community outreach were just a few of the achievements dentists celebrated in 2025. These eight dentists recently connected with Becker’s to share what they are most proud of from their work last…
Hospitals are under constant pressure to perform in quality programs like CMS Star Ratings, Leapfrog, VBP and HRRP, yet most manage these initiatives retrospectively, through lagging metrics and after-action reviews. The delay creates blind spots: frontline teams don’t know about…
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New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Premier Care Dental Management has acquired a dental practice in Toledo, Ohio. The dental clinical organization has added Great Smiles Family Dentistry, led by Nadeem Khan, DDS, to its network, according to a Jan. 5 news…
Here are four dental industry acquisitions that took place in December: 1. Dental lab company Dandy acquired Neem, a dental practice management software company. 2. The University of California San Francisco acquired two buildings next to its Mission Bay, Calif.,…
Englewood, Colo.-based Lone Peak Dental Group has named Mandy Kehrt Gast as its next chief development officer. Ms. Gast was most recently the vice president of business development for Aesthetic Brokers, a transaction advisory firm for medical spas, dermatology practices…
