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Improving high-risk cancer identification: How VHC Health is closing the gap

Fewer than 10% of cancer patients undergo hereditary testing — meaning the vast majority of high-risk individuals are never identified within standard clinical workflows. VHC Health found a way to change that. By integrating a digital tool to automatically capture…

Jul 9, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

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Stephanie Spaulding, MGC, CGC, Genetic Counseling Clinical Manager, VHC Health

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The insight-to-action era in hereditary cancer risk

Roughly 1 in 20 individuals carry a genetic mutation that increases their risk for cancer, yet most remain unaware. As precision medicine advances and access to genetic testing expands, the ability to identify at-risk patients has never been more attainable.…

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Revenue Cycle’s Next Challenge: Preventing Revenue Loss Before It Happens

Revenue cycle teams are under pressure to protect margins while navigating growing denial complexity, staffing shortages and increasing payer scrutiny. As payer behavior accelerates and reimbursement timelines tighten, recovery alone may no longer be enough. In this white paper, learn…

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New York orthodontic practice suffers data breach

Bronsky Orthodontics, an orthodontic practice located in New York City, experienced a data incident impacting more than 3,000 individuals, according to a June 2 report from The HIPAA Journal. On October 16, 2025, the practice identified suspicious activity within an…

AI agents are reshaping payer operations faster than the data behind them can keep up

AI agents are already processing prior authorizations, adjudicating claims and driving member outreach at scale. But an agent is only as trustworthy as the data grounding it. When member identities, benefits and authorizations are fragmented, agents make confident but wrong…

Jul 23, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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Chris Pierpan

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How Advanced Dental Center Grew Revenue 62% in Four Years

By the time Dr. Jason Van Wagenen and Dr. Ken Ence sat down with Elevate Dental Partners in late 2021, they had already built something rare in dentistry: a long-established Denver practice with a 25-year patient base, a non-judgmental clinical…

Released OR time is leaving capacity — and revenue — on the table

OR inefficiency doesn’t always look like downtime. It often hides in missed opportunities — unused blocks, delayed scheduling and reactive processes. At many health systems, released OR time becomes a quiet drain: lost revenue, surgeon frustration and underused capacity at…

Jul 22, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

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Kelly Connolly, MHSA, PMP
Jane Yang, MHA
Caity Butler, MSN, RN, CNOR
Thomas Brehmer

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Washington dental practice experiences data security incident

Bridle Trails Family Dentistry in Kirkland, Wash., has notified nearly 21,000 current and former patients about a cybersecurity incident from 2024, according to a June 2 report from The HIPAA Journal. In November 2024, an employee at the practice had…

5 industries where dental hygienists are earning the most

Dental hygienists have the highest-paying salaries working in clinical facilities and medical equipment manufacturing, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency updated its salary data May 15 to reflect 2025 information. Here are five industries…

How AI is helping health systems strengthen financial operations

As health systems face ongoing margin pressure and limited capital, leaders are being asked to deliver faster, more strategic insights around budgeting, forecasting and enterprise performance. But siloed systems and manual reporting continue to slow progress. In a recent Becker’s…

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