Cleveland Clinic is partnering with startup Luminai to automate complex administrative workflows across its 23-hospital, 300-outpatient-facility network, starting with referral management. A virtual inbox agent triages incoming faxes,…
April 2026 brought another active month of dental group M&A, with several DSOs expanding their practice networks through acquisitions and new partnerships. TUSK Practice Sales advised transactions including…
In Episode 7 of the Healthcare100 series, AmeriVet Veterinary Partners CEO Jason Heffelfinger offers a direct answer to 2026’s central growth question: when markets get choppy, stop adding…
State-level financial assistance legislation is fundamentally redefining revenue cycle governance for health systems. Multiple states — including Maine (LD 1937, effective July 1, 2026), North Carolina, Maryland, Vermont,…
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) has emerged as a distinct discipline alongside SEO as LLMs and AI-powered search reshape how patients and consumers find healthcare services. A roundtable hosted…
Becker’s Dental Review identifies three primary drivers shaping DSO expansion in 2026. De novo development is gaining traction as an alternative to acquisitions — Smile Partners launched its…
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…
Hospital and health system deal-making surged in Q1 2026, with 22 announced mergers and acquisitions — the highest first-quarter total in six years, according to Kaufman Hall. Fifteen…
Alex Membrillo, founder of Cardinal Digital Marketing, synthesizes podcast conversations with top healthcare marketing leaders into one clear argument: marketing fundamentals must precede AI adoption. Chelsea Bennett Lockhart…
Periodontal disease intersects with more than $1.3 trillion in annual U.S. healthcare spending — spanning diabetes management, cardiovascular disease, dementia, and preterm labor — yet remains largely absent…
