Several dental practices and clinics have closed this year over financial challenges as operational costs surge in healthcare. Four updates since January: 1. A dental clinic operated by the Hamilton County Health & Social Services Division in Chattanooga, Tenn., is…
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The Texas Tech Hunt School of Dental Medicine in El Paso is launching a master’s degree program in dentistry with a specialization in orthodontics, according to a May 8 report from CBS 4 News. The new program includes a certificate…
Sharon, Mass.-based Qualitas Dental Partners is expanding and modernizing seven of its practices with significant investments. The projects include adding more providers, expanding clinical space and technological upgrades to increase capacity, offer new services and improve the patient experience, according…
Imagine running a surgical enterprise where every OR across every site can be filled with the right case, on the right day, by the right surgeon — without building anything new. Schedulers stop chasing block changes by phone. Surgeons trust…
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Lis Digneo, MHA, RN
System Director, Outpatient Surgical Services, Lee Health
Members with serious illness often experience fragmented care, avoidable hospitalizations and repeated emergency department visits before receiving meaningful support. For health plans, the result is rising utilization, higher costs and growing pressure to improve quality performance across Medicare, Medicaid and…
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Artificial intelligence has become a helpful tool for private practices facing compounding operational challenges, such as staffing shortage and rising costs. Jeff Dorsey, a sales agent at Transworld Systems, a revenue solutions technology company, recently spoke with Becker’s about how…
Running a successful private practice now requires increased business acumen as operational complexities increase, according to one industry professional. Jacob Sattler, senior director of executive search at Medix Healthcare, recently spoke with Becker’s about the skills new practice owners must…
Chicago-based Aspen Dental recently opened two locations in Texas and Utah. The first office is located in Bastrop, Texas, and led by owner Nathalia Rodriguez Rojas, DMD. The second office is in American Fork, Utah, and led by Managing Clinical…
ASCs now handle 60 to 70 percent of U.S. surgeries, and the stakes around sterile processing have never been higher. Surgical site infections carry a price tag of $20,000 to $60,000 or more per event, and compliance gaps continue to…
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Nina Goins, MSN, RN
Executive Director of the ASC Quality Collaboration
Jeremy Gibson-Roark RN BSN MBA CIC CNOR
Manager, Infection Prevention and Control Programs, DNV Healthcare USA Inc
Damien S. Berg BA, BS, CRSCT, AAMIF, Master Sergeant (Ret)
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
DSOs are facing new and emerging challenges this year that have led executives to rethink their growth strategies and investments. Here are four threats to DSO growth this year: Low practice supply Sixty-nine percent of DSOs expect to increase their…