Dallas-based DECA Dental Group has named Michele Silverman its new chief people officer. Ms. Silverman has an extensive background in people and culture leadership. She most recently served as the chief people officer for Veterinary Innovative Partners, an organization with…
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Nearly half of U.S. hospitals now offer remote patient monitoring (RPM) services. The next challenge is turning those programs into better chronic disease management, stronger patient engagement and measurable outcomes. In fact, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…
Aug 20, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Lucienne Ide, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Health Recovery Solutions
- Lindsey Valenzuela, PharmD, APh, BCACP, VP Population Health Integration, Desert Oasis Healthcare
- Zsolt Kulcsar DO, MPH, MBA, CPE, Vice President Virtual Health, Emory Healthcare
Deion Garcia, a former dental assistant at Kidiatric Dental & Orthodontics in Chandler, Ariz., has been sentenced to 40 years in prison and lifetime supervised probation for sexually abusing three pediatric patients. Mr. Garcia was charged in 2024 with sexual…
Synthetic identity fraud and deepfake-enabled attacks are active, scaled, and accelerating. Most organizations haven’t caught up. The verification methods many healthcare providers rely on were built around a simpler threat: one document, one face, one check. Today’s fraudsters combine AI-generated…
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The constant buzz around AI has left many healthcare payer executives fatigued. The hype is loud, the path to value isn’t clear and it’s tempting to wait for the noise to settle. But waiting has a cost. The gap between…
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Houston-based Specialty1 Partners has entered a joint venture partnership with Periodontal Associates in Ohio. Periodontal Associates has locations in Lyndhurst and Mentor, Ohio. The practice is led by Roger Hess, DDS; Rebecca Davis, DDS; and Jason Streem, DDS. It will…
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental recently added a Florida dental practice to its network. The DSO partnered with Denta Smiles in Coral Springs, Fla., according to a LinkedIn post. The practice is led by Nicole Freytes, DMD. The practice provides a…
A two-paragraph provision in North Carolina’s new state budget has left oral health advocates uncertain about its implications for Medicaid coverage of dental procedures performed at ASCs, North Carolina Health News reported July 17. Five notes:
The District of Columbia has the highest annual median wage for dental hygienists of any state, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In total, there were 16 states where the median wage for dental hygienists was more…
Health systems are pouring investment into AI, but most still can’t vouch for the data underneath it. A recent federal data brief found roughly one in five hospitals don’t know whether their predictive AI models have been evaluated for bias.…
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