Authors


Nele Jessel, MD

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Harnessing AI to improve the health care experience: It’s not as fraught as you think

For too long, technology has created burdens for physicians. Here are ways it can become an assistant instead of an annoyance.


David L. Schreiner

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5 ways to engage at a higher level with colleagues and team members

Interviews with CEOs at five high-performing rural hospitals and researching successful leaders led to the following practices, which you can add to your daily interactions with your fellow physicians, hospital executive team members, and staff.


Clark Lagemann

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Why Personalizing Care is Essential to Patient Engagement Success

Content and interactions tailored to address unique individual choices and preferences create long-lasting healthy outcomes and drive habit changes.


Edmond Ramly, 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.


Jock Putney

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How artificial intelligence can help primary care doctors—and their patients

AI has ability to streamline practice workflow, improve patient engagement


Heath Sampson

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Strengthening relationships with underserved communities is key to improving health care equity

It's up to providers, payers and health care institutions to bring underserved groups into the system to improve health outcomes


Solveig Dittmann, RN, BA, BSN, CPHRM, CPPS

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An effective informed consent process helps both patients and clinicians

Doctors gain protection from malpractice suits while patients are empowered in decision-making


Catherine Welford Varney, DO

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The economic costs of obesity

How to overcome the rising costs of obesity



Hung Ecklund, MD

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AI Special Report: AI will improve care in these three areas

With physician shortages predicted, computers will help patients by improving doctors’ efficiency.


Ryan K. Cochran

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Patient Monitoring Services Need Increased Scrutiny to Prevent False Claims Act Enforcement Action

Knowing the details of how and where your service provider operates is vital to avoiding violations.


Mazi Rasulnia, PhD, MPH, MBA

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Addressing differences in patient engagement across racial and ethnic groups

There are interesting differences in the ways patients of varying ethnicities and races engage with technology.


Jill Warren

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Strategies to keep patients actively engaged with primary care providers

Americans are changing how they use health care. Now is the time for primary care to rebuild relationships with them.


Joseph Rivet

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Common Legal Mistakes Physician’s Make in Their First Employment Agreement

It is imperative to carefully review these documents before signing.


Vincent A. Cantone, MD, FAAP, FACP

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The state of the business of medicine today

The ‘business of medicine’ sounds like a contradiction of terms.


Stephen Zander, MBA

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How artificial intelligence can improve patient care

AI’s ability to quickly process and interpret large quantities of health data is a valuable tool for physicians


Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP

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Baseball season’s looming strikeout shows importance of following COVID-19 safety guidelines

It’s likely that this baseball season will end up more off-course than Dr. Fauci’s Opening Day first pitch.



Jim Tudor, PCA, CPC

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Coding audits 101: How physicians can prepare

Recent trends in medical audits and what physicians can expect.


Tiffany VanHook, JD

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Keeping the right assets in the right places

All too often, individual investors overlook or underestimate the importance of having a sound asset location strategy.


Anna Twomey

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Empowering patient care with smart technology

The role of intelligent automation in managing cancer treatments.


Chris Coy

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The time for medical professionals to protect their income is now

What medical professionals early in their career should know when it comes to individual disability insurance policies.


Jack Towarnicky

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The pandemic and inflationary impact on the health care system

The pandemic revealed vulnerabilities to our health care system and overall economy, and the impacts are driving up health care spending and the cost of care.


Lisa Grabl

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Marketing tips for your medical practice

Harnessing digital marketing tools can help your medical practice grow.


J. Blake Peart

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Healthcare Transactions: Why 'COVID Dollars' Are Not All the Same

What are ‘COVID dollars’ and why are the important for valuation and sale price of a healthcare business?


Michael Leavitt

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Why Workforce Development for Value-Based Care is a Vital Issue to Address

The key enabler for the future of our industry is workforce readiness to deliver on the promise of high value, high quality care that delivers equitable outcomes for all.


Phil Shaffer, MD

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Rebuttal: Congress, not the AANP, can resolve the physician shortage

Members of Physicians for Patient Protection respond to claims made by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.


Deepthi Bathina

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Help doctors heed their calling: the urgent case for AI integration

Combining human expertise and artificial intelligence is the prescription for ensuring high-quality care while as physicians struggle amid an aging population and a shortage of health care professionals.


Elaine Damato

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Will payers fund more services in preventive care?

Payers have been slow to reimburse for preventive care. Is that changing?


Lianne Eberle
Lianne Eberle

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How to fix provider directories when the No Surprises Act falls short

Finding a physician using payers' physician directories is still a daunting task.