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Why physicians need to act like practice owners, even when they're employed.

Medical Economics spoke with Monique Delgado, former CEO of Integrated Medical Services, about where salary-only pay falls short, which metrics to tie incentives to and how to change physician pay without eroding trust.

Moving beyond simply avoiding burnout and getting to vitality and growth needed to lead.

From AI scribes and coding habits to the claims payers quietly cut, these are the lessons physicians can take from four days of sessions and interviews at the Medical Group Management Association's centennial meeting.

Brittney Anderson, M.D., FAAFP, explains how her family medicine practice uses 15 minutes each morning to catch care gaps, cut interruptions and get the whole team on the same page.

MGMA's senior vice president of IT explains how independent practices can adopt AI and new technology without big budgets or IT teams.

It's not a patient problem, it's an operations problem, and large practices and health systems need to treat it that way.

Medical Economics spoke with MGMA's Madison Hynes about the association's draft bill to ban automatic downcoding, the Patients First Act and AI-run prior authorization in traditional Medicare.

How practice leaders can defend physicians from 'distractions to doctoring.'

Health care often is expensive and it gets more costly when patients don't arrive for appointments.

Medical Economics spoke with health care attorney Tatiana Melnik, J.D., about vendor contracts, patient consent and the malpractice questions physicians could face next.

From a same-day payment cut to AI-run prior authorization in traditional Medicare, MGMA's government affairs team laid out what Washington has in store for physicians next year.

Look for a problem and make artificial intelligence a tool to solve it, an MGMA leader says.

An artificial intelligence vendor that keeps patient data after a contract ends can leave the practice holding the liability once the vendor's damages cap runs to zero, according to health care attorney Tatiana Melnik, J.D.

Jon Dorenbos' NFL career ended when a team physical found an aortic aneurysm, and the care team that got him back on his feet shapes what he now tells physicians who feel stuck.

MGMA members described capping Medicare Advantage contracts and favoring commercial patients, while one Texas practice leader reluctantly called Medicare her best payer.

At an MGMA Government Affairs town hall, attendees raised extrapolated audits, employer plans beyond state reach and denials with no reason codes.

Seema Verma, now leader at Oracle, describes the state of the technology for MGMA.

Start with a spreadsheet, add curiosity and communication, and make a real difference to practice income.

The Grammy-nominated songwriter traced his path from Belfast during the Troubles to the front of INXS, then walked practice leaders through what he says the best bands do differently.

A fallback version would make insurers prove upcoding, notify physicians and limit downcoding to 90 days.

Acting chief executive Akash Madiah credited practice leaders for outcomes patients never see, and the session's emcee offered a patient's account of two years of doctor visits.

It’s no surprise costs are outpacing revenues. Here are three strategies to bring in more income.

MGMA's government affairs staff walked through the fee schedule, value-based care, prior authorization, Medicaid and the year-end fight in Congress.

BackPocket Talent co-founder Rachel Brace says replacing an employee can cost 16% to 20% of that worker's salary, often more than a well-timed retention bonus.

Two health care attorneys discuss trends in physician employment

Rachel Brace and Nicole Hart of BackPocket Talent say private practices lose strong staff when employees can't see where their jobs lead.

A 25-year hospital CEO explains why organizations need their own ‘CPR’ lifeline.

Anders Gilberg of MGMA explains the same-day payment proposal sitting in Medicare's 2027 fee schedule, and why practices won't know its fate until the final rule lands around Nov. 1.

MGMA’s 100th-anniversary conference runs Sept. 27-30 in San Antonio, and these 10 sessions put physician contracts, compensation and legal exposure on the table.