Joelton-based billing and management services company Radiation Business Solutions (RBS) has announced the formation of its second nonprofit oncology support foundation.
Dan Moore
Courtesy of RBS
Anoma Cancer Collective will assist physician-owned cancer centers and hospital-based programs struggling to stay open or in need of capital. Through nonprofit conversion and access to tax-exempt bond funding, centers will gain access to capital for equipment upgrades, facility improvements and long-term sustainability.
The new foundation will serve the continental United States, offering opportunities for radiation oncologists and oncology groups, while RBS’s first nonprofit, Aurora Integrated Oncology Foundation, primarily serves the Alaska market.
The transaction is expected to close at the end of 2025 or in early 2026.
RBS operates offices in Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Texas and provides billing and management services to both freestanding and hospital-based radiation oncology centers.
“Cancer centers are facing unprecedented challenges: rising costs, reimbursement uncertainties, and limited access to capital are forcing many to consider closure,” Dan Moore, CEO of Radiation Business Solutions, said in a release.
“ACC offers an alternative. It’s a lifeline for providers and hospitals who want to preserve their autonomy, upgrade their technology, and continue serving their communities.”
Ardent now using Ambience Healthcare’s AI platform
Brentwood-based hospital system Ardent Health has announced the rollout of a new AI platform to reduce workloads for providers and improve compliance.
Ardent clinicians now have access to San Francisco-based Ambience Healthcare’s AI platform to generate compliant documentation and assist with coding. The rollout comes after what Ardent described in a release as a successful pilot across 17 medical specialties and seven languages.
Ardent Health operates 30 acute care hospitals and 280 sites of care. In July 2024, the company went public, raising a lower-than-expected $192 million in IPO.
In a company statement, Ardent Chief Medical Officer FJ Campbell said the new platform is the centerpiece of efforts to reduce clinician burnout while enhancing patient care.
The platform decreases the need for providers to type information related to electronic health records, while ensuring notes meet clinical and compliance standards. More than 140,000 patient visits have been documented using the platform, and 70 percent of Ardent’s pilot clinicians reported reduced cognitive load.
“This technology is life changing,” Theresa Horton, pediatrician at Ardent’s Utica Park Clinic in Tulsa, Okla., said in the release. “I see myself enjoying my practice longer and am no longer considering early retirement.”
National health care leaders to gather in Nashville
Nashville Health Care Council and Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce are hosting major events next week for health care executives to discuss emerging trends.
The Nashville Health Care Council will host its Nashville Healthcare Sessions Conference Sept. 29-30 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Now in its third year, Sessions will feature two days of panels and roundtables on topics such as artificial intelligence in the boardroom, health care private equity and CEO strategies. A welcome reception, networking lunches and member-exclusive events round out the program.
Representatives from Oracle Health and Life Sciences, Bank of America, Shearwater and Barclays are among the presenters.
On Oct. 1, the Chamber, in partnership with the Global Health Connector, will present the Global Health Innovators Summit. It will be held at Cannery Hall as an associated event of Sessions.
The event will examine global health challenges and investment trends and include panels on financing health innovation, cancer care and data infrastructure, as well as an international pitch competition.
Featured speakers include Chris McGhee, CEO and co-founder of Current Health; Blake Madden, founder of Hospitalogy; and Jessa Kelley, chief of staff at Thyme Care.
