Advanced practice providers (NPs, PAs, and CRNAs) have become core workforce infrastructure, not stopgap coverage: CHG Healthcare’s 2026 Advanced Practice Provider Workforce Trends Report—a national survey of 327…
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…
Patient-authored messages to providers have surged 153% since the COVID-19 pandemic, and a new JAMA study using Epic data finds the increase did not reduce telehealth or in-person…
New federal student loan caps took effect July 1, limiting borrowing to $50,000 per year for professional degree programs — well below what the average dental student borrows…
Physician compensation rose across every specialty in 2025 even as productivity fell, according to MGMA’s 2026 Provider Compensation and Productivity Data report, drawing on data from more than…
Six U.S. health systems—including IU Health, UnityPoint Health, and Stamford Health—moved revenue cycle functions to outside vendors in the first half of 2026, signaling that RCM outsourcing has…
Ambient AI scribes at health systems generate measurable financial returns: a peer-reviewed JAMA Network Open study examining 1.2 million ambulatory encounters found access to an ambient AI scribe…
Healthcare labor costs are the single largest line item on a health system's P&L, yet most organizations manage them through disconnected systems and manual processes. This Becker's roundup…
Small independent therapists are increasingly joining enablement platforms like Headway and Alma under payer pressure, trading autonomy for administrative relief. These platforms handle credentialing, payer contracting, and billing…
Five Becker’s Healthcare resources address the operational pressures health system leaders face this week: AI in oncology care pathways — with real-world implementation from St. Elizabeth Healthcare and…
