76% of Gen Z Turn to AI Before a Doctor: 2026 Aflac Survey
Seventy-six percent of Gen Z and 63% of millennials now turn to AI tools for health support before seeking professional medical care, according to Aflac’s 2026 Wellness Matters…
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AI Adoption Outpaces Governance: 63% of Health Systems Lack a Mature AI Strategy
Health systems are deploying AI faster than they can govern it: more than 90% now use third-party AI tools, yet only 44% have a dedicated environment to test…
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ADA Q2 2026: Dental Fiscal Squeeze Persists as AI Adoption Hits 43%
Dentists’ economic confidence rose in Q2 2026 even as a persistent “fiscal squeeze” pressures practice margins: since January 2021, dental equipment, supplies, and staff wages have each climbed…
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Reddit Citation Share Index 2026: Which Subreddits AI Engines Cite
Reddit is the single most-cited source layer AI answer engines pull from — in some verticals, more than 30% of an engine’s answer traces back to a subreddit,…
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Dental M&A Rebounds: 175 Practices Sold in H1 2026 as Valuations Head Lower
Dental practice M&A activity rebounded in the first half of 2026, with at least 175 practice locations sold to DSOs, private equity groups, and other buyers, according to…
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Local Search in the Age of AI: 6 Moves for Healthcare Marketers
Winning healthcare local search now means appearing as the trusted answer across search engines, maps, and AI tools—not simply ranking on Google. Press Ganey outlines six priorities: maintain…
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Five Forces Shaping Dental Tech in 2026: Revere Partners’ Mid-Year View
Dental care demand is resilient—Americans spent $189 billion in 2024, tied for the highest annual total this century—but delivery margins are the tightest in years, a dynamic the…
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How Marketing Is Becoming a Health System Growth Engine
Health system CMOs are repositioning marketing as a growth function rather than a support function, with measurable revenue results. At UW Medicine, a digital self-referral pathway for neurosurgical…
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Thoreau’s Growth Investment in Ensemble Signals RCM Consolidation
Thoreau, the healthcare investment platform launched by former New Mountain Capital private equity president Matt Holt, has agreed to make a strategic growth investment in Ensemble Health Partners,…
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Atlantic Health Reframes Marketing From Cost Center to Revenue Engine
Atlantic Health, a six-hospital system with more than 500 New Jersey care locations, is rebuilding its marketing function around real-time capacity data instead of broad-based ad spend. CMO…