Hospital M&A Rebounds to 6-Year High in Q1 2026
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…
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Build Marketing Foundations Before AI: Lessons from Top Healthcare Marketing Leaders
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…
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Hospitals Lost $48 Billion in Revenue to Payer Denials in 2025
A benchmarking analysis of more than 2,300 hospitals and 350,000 physicians’ revenue cycle data found that providers improved payment speed in 2025 — average days to insurance payment…
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Dental M&A in 2026: Why 69% of DSOs Are Still Buying in a Tight Market
Dental M&A is entering a more disciplined phase in 2026. Sixty-nine percent of DSOs expect to increase acquisitions this year, but a high-demand, low-supply environment is limiting available…
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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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Revenue Cycle as Enterprise Infrastructure: The 2026 Framework for Financial Resilience
HFMA’s 2026 framework argues that revenue cycle strategy has outgrown its back-office origins and must now function as enterprise infrastructure — directly shaping organizational stability, capital planning, and…
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Insurers and Providers Agree AI Scribes Are Raising Costs—But Disagree on What to Do
Both health systems and health insurers privately acknowledge that AI ambient scribes are driving up healthcare costs — though they frame the issue very differently. Providers argue scribes…
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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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PwC’s 2026 Healthcare Investment Outlook: Where Capital Is Moving and Why
PwC’s 2026 healthcare investment outlook projects a more consistent year for private equity deal activity, supported by lower interest rates, available dry powder, and LP pressure for liquidity…
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How Dental M&A Is Shifting in 2026: Ten Updates for DSO Leaders
The dental M&A market is reorganizing around operational fundamentals rather than network scale. Dental Care Alliance and Affordable Care have both entered lender control, signaling the end of…