5 Procurement Leaks Draining DSO Margins in 2026
DSOs that absorbed 8%–20% price hikes from recent tariff and inflation cycles face margin pressure that will not recover through volume growth alone. This analysis identifies five procurement…
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How HMH Wellness Center Is Redefining Integrated, Transit-Adjacent Healthcare
The opening of the Hackensack Meridian Health & Wellness Center at Metropark marks a significant shift in how integrated care can be delivered at transit-adjacent locations. Gov. Mikie…
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UnitedHealth’s $3 Billion AI Push: What It Means for Providers and Patients
UnitedHealth Group is committing $3 billion to AI across its operations, with more than 80% of its 22,000 engineers already using AI to write code or build agents….
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What Dentistry Is Teaching Healthcare About Operational AI
Dentistry operates with tighter feedback loops, simpler billing structures, and more integrated workflows than most healthcare settings — making it a natural proving ground for operational AI. MedCity…
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75% of Health Systems Now Using AI — and More Than Half Report 2x ROI
A second annual survey of 120 U.S. health system executives found that 75% now use at least one AI application, up from 59% in 2025, with half of…
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Providers and Patients Still See Patient Access Very Differently, Survey Finds
Experian Health’s 2026 State of Patient Access report — drawn from surveys of more than 1,000 patients and 200 healthcare decision-makers — reveals a persistent gap between how…
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AI Is Delivering Measurable ROI in Healthcare, NVIDIA Survey Finds
NVIDIA’s second annual State of AI in Healthcare and Life Sciences survey finds 70% of organizations are actively deploying AI — up from 63% in 2024. Generative AI…
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91% of Health Systems Use AI, But 72% of Patients Still Struggle to Access Care
A Wakefield Research survey of 200 healthcare IT executives and 800 patients — commissioned by Hyro and Pixel Health — found that 91% of health systems now use…
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Six Health Systems Show Real Results from Ambient AI Scribes
A JAMA study found AI ambient scribes decreased total EHR time by 13.4 minutes and documentation time by 16.0 minutes across five academic medical centers, with AI scribe…
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AI in Health Care Is Already Working — and Policy Needs to Catch Up
Hospitals and health systems are already deploying AI across clinical documentation, patient scheduling, triage, and diagnostic imaging — and seeing meaningful results. AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack…