While AI is everywhere in healthcare strategy discussions, most initiatives never make it past pilot. Nearly 80 percent of healthcare AI efforts stall because the underlying data is fragmented, unreliable or difficult to govern at scale. The discussion focuses on…
Presented by:
Khoi Hoang
WW MDM Field CTO, Informatica
Richard Crame
Chief Strategist, ZCLAP
Franklin, Tenn.-based Specialized Dental Partners plans to focus on strategic partnerships and supporting integrated care among its clinicians as it adapts to increased demand for specialty services. The DSO added more than 20 offices and 80 doctors to its network…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Specialized Dental Partners is celebrating its growth achievements from 2025. Six notes: 1. The DSO added more than 20 offices and 80 doctors to its network in 2025, according to a Jan. 22 news release. 2. The company’s…
The American Dental Association submitted comments to legislators to use the hearings with health insurance CEOs to investigate issues in the dental insurance marketplace, according to a Jan. 23 news release from the ADA. Here are five things to know:…
Some of the top priorities dentists have planned for their practices in 2026 include adding staff and dropping out of insurance networks, according to new data from the American Dental Association. The ADA released its “Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues…
A dental practice in Honolulu was destroyed by an electrical fire, according to a Jan. 22 report from Hawaii News Now. The practice, led by Lance Teramoto, DDS, had been located in the Kahala Professional Building for 26 years. The…
New Hampshire Rep. Mike Drago introduced a bill earlier this month that would help protect dentists if they treat patients who refuse X-rays. Four notes: 1. House Bill 1286 allows a dentist to treat a patient who has declined to…
DSOs have spent the last week looking back at their growth from 2025 and looking ahead to new opportunities this year. Five updates to know: 1. Dallas-based MB2 Dental reflected on its growth milestones from 2025, including adding more than…
Aging populations are accelerating demand for neurological care, pushing health systems to rethink how and when they identify cognitive decline. Traditional assessment models rely heavily on cognitive testing and structural imaging, which can limit visibility into early or functional change.…
Presented by:
Anand Murthy, MBA, FACHE
CEO, Encompass Health
Liz Popwell, FACHE
System Vice President, Corporate and International Strategy, CommonSpirit Health
Iftach Dolev, PhD
CEO, QuantalX Neuroscience
Ruchi Garg, MD, MBA, FACS, FACOG
Chief Medical Officer, Fairview Park Hospital, HCA Healthcare
Nearly 50% of Medi-Cal dentists say they would drop the program if the proposed cuts to provider rates take effect this year, according to a survey from the California Dental Association. Here are 10 things to know:
