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Webinars Infusion Teams are Drowning in Paperwork – How AI Is Transforming Prior Authorization and Referral Workflows

Referral and prior authorization volumes are rising, and pharmacy teams are bearing the brunt. Delayed therapy starts, fragmented workflows, and manual processes are creating bottlenecks that put patients and revenue at risk. This webinar breaks down how leading health systems…

Oct 21, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Presenters:
  • Joy Liu, Founder & CEO at Plenful
  • Tim L’Hommedieu, PharmD, SVP of Pharmacy at Plenful
  • Gurkanwal "GK" Brar, CTO, Plenful
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Webinars How MedStar freed 24K hours of OR time and expanded patient access

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…

Oct 15, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

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Presented by
Presenters:
  • 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
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Number of dental shortage areas continues to grow: Data 

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…

By: Ariana Portalatin

Colorado cuts Medicaid spending: 4 notes for dentists

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…

By: Ariana Portalatin

Medicaid cuts threaten dental care access in Ohio: 7 notes 

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…

By: Ariana Portalatin

5 dental fraud cases in 2025

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…

By: Ariana Portalatin

Acquisitions, lawsuits & IPOs: 11 notable DSO moves in 2 months

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…

By: Ariana Portalatin
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