Dentists’ confidence in their individual practices, the overall dental sector and the U.S. economy continues to rise, largely driven by the large demand for dental services, according to the American Dental Association’s “State of the U.S. Dental Economy” report for…
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed a bill that makes it easier for dentists to access their reimbursements without incurring additional fees. SB 105 requires insurers to offer at least one method of payment that provides dentists with 100% of…
EMS clinicians routinely identify and treat patients with conditions like hypoxia, hypotension, shock or sepsis before reaching the emergency department. By the time an emergency physician evaluates the patient, the initial instability may have resolved but clinical complexity, monitoring needs…
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DSO affiliation among U.S. dentists more than doubled over the past decade, rising from 7.2% in 2015 to 16.1% in 2024. That growth creates opportunity, but it also raises the operational stakes. A revenue cycle that works cleanly across two…
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Here are five DSOs that have recently added new C-suite leaders: 1. Dallas-based Smile Doctors appointed Jeff Knudson as CFO as the company prepares for its next phase of growth amid rising demand for orthodontic care. 2. Dallas-based DECA Dental…
A regional health system was running its urgent care network at a loss and struggling to meet patient demand. Rather than retreat, it partnered to rebuild the service line around a retail-style operating playbook attracting new patients to the system,…
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Clinicians at CHRISTUS Health keep describing their AI platform the same way: ”This is life-changing.” But when it came time to deepen the partnership, leadership did not rely on early wins alone. They looked at how much the platform had…
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Align Technology reached $1.1 billion in total revenue during the second quarter of 2026, according to a July 29 news release from the company. Here are 10 things to know:
Behavioral health units carry a disproportionate share of workplace violence in healthcare, and the staff assaults, burnout and turnover that follow put both care quality and margins at risk. Classroom de-escalation training rarely matches a live incident, but new safety…
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- Matt Holland, Director of Axon Enterprise Sales, East
- Kara Rohleder, Senior Sales Engineer, Axon Enterprise
- Dr. Janice Walker, DHA, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, System Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, University of Florida Health Clinical Enterprises (UF Health)
- John Voight, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center
Value-based care is entering a new phase and the health plans setting the pace are no longer focused on payment reform alone. They are building deeper partnerships with providers, putting clinical data to work and pursuing measurable gains in quality…
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- Laura Fox, Sr. Director, Payment Innovation, Blue Shield of California
- Michael Meucci, President and CEO, Arcadia
