KLAS 2026 RCM Suites Report: Deep Single-Vendor Adopters Collect More
Healthcare organizations that run three or more revenue cycle modules from a single vendor — ‘deep adopters’ — report better cash collections and a lower cost to collect…
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Hospital Mergers as a Lifeline: What Actually Creates Value
Hospital mergers are increasingly a survival move rather than a growth play, as roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and ACA…
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Healthcare Payment Models Can’t Reimburse Clinical AI Yet — Here’s the Fix Being Built
Today’s healthcare payment models — fee-for-service, pay-for-performance, and capitation — cannot properly reimburse providers for clinical AI, according to a new Peterson Health Technology Institute report drawn from…
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2026 Medicare Reimbursement Changes: What the Conversion Factor Update Really Means
Medicare reimbursement remains below the cost of delivering care for 80% of medical groups in 2026, according to an MGMA Stat poll of 166 respondents. CMS set the…
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DSO Deal Roundup: July 2026 Acquisitions, De Novos, and Platform Moves
Dental consolidation stayed active in July 2026, with Group Dentistry Now tracking a full slate of DSO and emerging-group transactions. Guardian Dentistry Partners agreed to a strategic majority…
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Kaltroco Acquires Smile America, the Largest U.S. School-Based Dental Program
Family-owned investment firm Kaltroco has acquired Smile America Partners, the largest school-based mobile dental program in the U.S., from Beach Point Capital Management in a deal announced July…
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Straine Consolidates Three Dental Companies Into One Integrated Management Brand
Straine, a 30-year dental management organization founded by Olivia and Kerry Straine, has unified its three operating entities — Straine Dental Consulting, Straine Dental Analytics, and Straine Dental…
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Better Life Partners and Groups Merge to Expand New England Addiction Care
Hanover, N.H.-based Better Life Partners has joined the Burlington, Mass.-based Groups care network in a partnership expanding addiction treatment access across New England, the organizations announced July 23,…
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Patients Choose the Hospital Brand First: 53% Pick a System Before a Doctor
When patients face a new health issue, a majority now choose the hospital or system first: 53% select a hospital first or pick a hospital and physician simultaneously,…
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Healthcare M&A Trends Q2 2026: PPM, Outpatient, and PE Scrutiny
Healthcare M&A stayed steady in Q2 2026, driven by consolidation, AI integration, and cross-sector deals despite intensifying scrutiny of PE-backed MSO arrangements. Physician practice management remained active, with…