Austin Littrell
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Austin Littrell is associate editor of Medical Economics.
Articles by Austin Littrell
Bates says medicine needs a "quarterback" model for patients with multiple chronic conditions; Sims says without solving access first, no other strategy holds.
Aeroflow Health CEO Casey Hite explains how tariffs forced his company to innovate faster, and why the rest of the health care industry should take the same approach.
Health care accounted for 84% of total recoveries.
Better quality focus and policy pressure are driving down safety events, even as the patients left in hospitals grow more complex.
The top news stories in medicine this week.
Ambient listening is going mainstream. Advanced practice providers are filling a physician shortage that isn't going away anytime soon.
Health care attorney Pat Naples, J.D., breaks down the legal mechanics behind CMS's latest antifraud actions and what physicians should be doing before enforcement comes to them.
Employment attorney Christopher Mayer, J.D., breaks down what physician practice leaders need to know about AI-driven layoff decisions and the fast-changing landscape for non-compete agreements.
The South and Gulf Coast own the bottom of WalletHub's 182-city ranking, as three Texas cities land in the bottom 10.
Staffing shortages, rising patient acuity and the spread of AI self-diagnosis tools are all hitting the health care system at the same time.
Rosemarie Aznavorian says acuity matters more than ratios, and when patients self-treat before arriving, hospitals need even more nurses to care for them.
Ambient artificial intelligence scribes are the biggest shift in clinical documentation in a generation. Here’s what the evidence actually shows.
PYA's Shannon Sumner, CPA, CHC, breaks down what the federal government's escalating fraud enforcement push means for physician practices.
Access to care surged 14 points in two years to become the No. 1 policy issue for physicians.
The top news stories in medicine this week.
UCSF's Robert Wachter, M.D., says ambient AI scribes have done something rare in health care technology: made physicians want more AI, not less.
Misdiagnosis, contraindicated treatments and missed care are all on the table when AI becomes a patient's first (and only) stop.
Mitsubishi HC Capital America's John Pack breaks down why mid-size practices keep hitting a wall with traditional financing. Here's what owners need to understand about cash flow, debt and growth before it's too late.
Rosemarie Aznavorian, D.N.P., RN, CENP, CCWP, CCRN, says unread lab results, treatment anxiety and simple curiosity are all sending patients to AI — sometimes before their doctor has a chance to weigh in.
WalletHub's annual ranking of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., finds the Midwest and Mountain West leading the pack, powered by strong cost-adjusted pay, affordable malpractice insurance and low burnout rates.
Rosemarie Aznavorian, D.N.P., RN, CENP, CCWP, CCRN, says clinicians should be worried about AI. She has one clear piece of advice for how to handle those conversations.
Sarah Matt, M.D., MBA, makes the case that virtual care can expand access and strengthen patient relationships — if physicians, health systems and technology vendors stop assuming they know what patients need.
With the premium payment grace period ending in March 2026, a new survey finds most returning enrollees are already struggling to afford coverage.
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