A commercial property in Mansfield, Mass., that includes an Aspen Dental location has been sold for $5.85 million, according to a Sept. 25 report from The Chronicle. The 8,500-square-foot property was built in 2024, with the Aspen Dental practice opening…
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A burst pipe flooded the University of Louisville (Ky.) School of Dentistry’s Preston Street clinic over the weekend, forcing the closure of the facility Monday as officials assessed the damage, WLKY reported Sept. 28. The pipe failed in the attic…
Although compensation can get dentists in the door of a dental practice, it may not be what keeps them there. Four executives at Becker’s Future of Dentistry Roundtable Sept. 14-15 said the organizations that win the next wave of hiring…
Dental practices are increasingly being asked to screen for high blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic conditions, but the reimbursement system hasn’t fully caught up to that expanded role. Dental and medical benefits still largely operate separately, and payers are…
An increasing share of healthcare payment now carries downside risk, and CMS has signaled more to come: greater provider-held risk, more mandatory models and quality reporting with real financial consequences. But the pressure isn’t confined to value-based care. The same…
Oct 26, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Anthony Spano, Executive Director, Value-Based Care, athenahealth
- Poonam Desai, Vice President Regional Ambulatory Operations and Clinic Integration, UChicago Medicine
- Dani Chickerella, MSM, RD, Chief of Clinical Strategy & System Delivery, University Hospitals
- Gene Quinn, MD, MPH, CEO, Envoy Integrated Health; Non-Invasive Cardiologist, Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute
- Nicole Bradberry, Chief Executive Officer; ValueH Network, Florida Association of ACOs, Texas Association of ACOs
Health systems are under pressure to code more accurately, accelerate the revenue cycle and do more with the coding staff they have. Point automation helped — but adding a separate tool for each coding type doesn’t scale. Autonomous coding has…
Oct 27, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- MeChelle Walker, BSHA, Global product owner, outpatient autonomous coding, Solventum
- Rebecca Caux, BFA, CPC, Global product owner, professional autonomous coding, Solventum
- Shawn Wells, RHIT, CHDA, Global product owner, inpatient autonomous coding, Solventum
Bipartisan legislation to expand dental care access for veterans was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. The SMILE for Veterans Act would establish a pilot program within the Department of Veterans Affairs to reimburse dental providers for services provided…
Dental insurance company United Concordia has launched a new benefits package that shifts focus from treatment to prevention. Concordia Clarus includes up to four cleanings annually, wellness screenings and AI-powered oral health technology, according to a Sept. 25 news release…
The healthcare AI roadmap: From modern operations to agentic work Generative AI can already draft and summarize. The next step — agentic AI that carries out multistep work on its own — is reshaping how healthcare runs finance, HR, supply…
Nov 6, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
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- Max Fisher, Director, Product Management Development, Infor
Most health systems treat physician compensation as an administrative function but a handful of systems are proving that assumption wrong. At MaineHealth, Dayton Children’s Hospital and Cayuga Health, trusted compensation and performance information is changing how physicians, compensation teams, operational…
Oct 28, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Jeffrey Penoyer - MHA, Chief Operating Officer of Cayuga Health & Deputy COO, Centralus Health
- Derek Theodor, Executive Director, Provider Enterprise & Primary Care, Dayton Children’s Hospital
- Michele Mays, Provider Compensation Manager, MaineHealth
- Brett Pinnix, Vice President of Account Management, Simpliphy
- Chris Carson, Senior Advisor, Simpliphy