Medical Economics March-April 2026

Ambient artificial intelligence scribes are the biggest shift in clinical documentation in a generation. Here’s what the evidence actually shows.

Vizient’s Shannon Sims, M.D., Ph.D., FAMIA, joins Kaufman Hall’s Matthew Bates, M.P.H., to explain how access, AI and team-based care are reshaping the economics of practice.

As AI spending concerns cool investor enthusiasm for mega-cap tech, money is flowing into industrial companies that build, power and connect America's expanding electrical grid — from copper miners to nuclear energy firms.

AI adoption in physician practices is accelerating. The contracts, however, often get less scrutiny than the sales pitch.

Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, health care leaders in Virginia cite clinician health as factor in patient safety.

Artificial intelligence is already sitting inside your EHR, revenue cycle tools and phone system. Here’s how to use it on purpose, not on autopilot.

Cyber insurance provided through a malpractice or business insurance policy often caps coverage at $10,000 or $50,000 and excludes important risks most likely to hit a practice, like social engineering fraud.

Patients are bringing their health questions to AI, often before even scheduling a visit with their physician. Medallia's Amber Maraccini, Ph.D., M.A., explains how tools such as ChatGPT Health can either erode trust or create more space for human conversations.

Whether you like it or not, cybersecurity is a big part of practicing medicine in 2026