Authors


Melanie Marcus, MBA

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Interoperability an important tool for addressing health care’s challenges

Sharing data across care teams can help reduce clinician burnout, improve patient care


Chris Larkin

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Provider Data Exchange: Why Digital Dominates

If your practice is still using paper-based fax or combining traditional and digital fax communications, you are not alone, but you are behind.


Matthew A. Benzoni

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Beyond the federal anti-kickback statute

Providers can face criminal penalties under The Federal Travel Act & EKRA, too.


Diane Kuhn, MD, PhD

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AI in medical care: A map for clinical practice and patient protection

Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen an exponential increase in the already rising interest within the medical field since the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022.


Steven Lane, M.D.

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Progress toward interoperability is gaining momentum

Approval of first TEFCA applicants marks important milestone in drive for universal data-sharing


Mitchell Huebner, M.D.

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How concierge medicine saved my life

Concierge medicine has allowed me to decrease my stress level from crushing and hopeless to busy but manageable.


Robert Fields, MD

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COVID-19 Shines Light on How Healthcare Is Leaving At-risk Populations Behind 

While we take stock of successes and failures, we are once again reminded that the US healthcare system isn’t built for everyone.


Ari J. Markenson

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A financial and operational checkup for physicians

It’s critical that healthcare providers understand how to better prepare, operationally and financially, for the next outbreak.


Peter Angood, MD

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Physician leadership is needed now more than ever

Today’s health care environment presents outstanding opportunities for physicians to develop lasting improvements in care delivery by demonstrating and providing leadership.


Trevor Cabrera

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Locum tenens explained

Shifting the mindsight behind how we practice medicine.


Peter Small, MD

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Precision medicine and AI monitoring in home-based COPD management

Objective, scalable cough measurement has pushed to a new frontier in respiratory health.


Heather Meade

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Enhanced primary care: a solution to the nation’s skyrocketing health care costs?

From Congress to employers: shifting the primary care paradigm through efficient payment models to embrace innovative solutions, improve access, and transform health care delivery.


Michael Gray

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The Change Healthcare cyberattack: lessons for data security

How health care organizations can mitigate threats to data security


Daniel R. Jasper, M.D.

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Time well spent: Reflections on seven years as a concierge physician

For me, launching a private membership practice proved to be an ideal solution.



David Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS

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Why medication safety is a problem and what providers can do about it

With the right medication management, physicians can make a difference


Zack Tisch

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What the Great Resignation Means for healthcare IT

The Great Resignation has rocked healthcare more than most sectors of the economy.


Richard Wang

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How advance care planning benefits doctors and patients

Its use leads to better care, lower costs and greater provider satisfaction


Arun B. Jesudian, MD

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Arun B. Jesudian, MD: Advice for Primary Care Physicians

A key opinion leader provides advice for primary care physicians/providers treating patients with hepatic encephalopathy.


Peter Wehrwein

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Report: Justice Department investigating UnitedHealth Group

Vertical integration of health care draws regulatory scrutiny.


Jeff Wells, MD, MBA

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Finally, a model that puts primary care first

Physicians and employers are tired of waiting for the government to fix health care. So they came together and fixed it themselves.


Joel Theisen

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How health care can fix its customer satisfaction problem

Health care ultimately must be about customer care.


Abdul J. Roberts, Esq.

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Coding audits 101: How physicians can prepare

Recent trends in medical audits and what physicians can expect.


Chen Xiong, PhD

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Precision medicine: Cutting through the complexity

Advances in technology such as DNA sequencing and genetic testing have made it possible to identify rare genetic mutations and biomarkers.


Louis Guay

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How health care organizations can benefit from R&D tax credit

Don’t overlook the variety of activities that can qualify for the R&D credit


Ben Johnston

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2024 private practice outlook

What you need to know about the economic forces that could affect your practice


Thomas S. Ziering, M.D., FAAFP

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Serving patients, sleeping better

How I transitioned my family practice to concierge medicine.


Cory Cramer

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A retail investor mistake to avoid

Not understanding what business ‘quality’ means can be costly


Tara Anderson, RN, BSN

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Why health care providers and facilities need to transition to value-based care

Opportunities exist at the reimbursement level to drive financial performance.


Tia Powell, M.D.

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The ethics of reopening amidst COVID-19

We have seen enormous tension across the country when it comes to two important goals: protecting population health, and protecting economic health.