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Anthony Orsini, D.O., says most physicians were never trained for the conversation that follows a medical error, and that how they handle it often decides whether the case ends in court.

A U.K. review of 27 papers found the evidence on ambient scribe risks thinner than the American adoption curve.

Researchers verified thousands of fake reviews posted by providers and clinic staff and found them longer, more clinically detailed and better received than the real thing. HIPAA leaves physicians very little room to respond.

The top news stories in medicine this week.

With AI being used by both candidates and hiring managers, finding good employees in the resume pile can be challenging.

Quality, revenue, utilization, documentation and savings are not all the same thing

Why some health plans will emerge stronger while others face retrenchment

Emergency department self-pay visits rose from 5.5% to 7.6% of encounters, the steepest of four care settings tracked, while Medicaid's share declined across the board, according to Epic Research

Digital mental health tools can widen access to care, but they also create clinical and administrative work — enrollment, data review, escalation, documentation — that rarely gets budgeted for before launch.

An Annenberg Public Policy Center survey of 1,904 adults found 87% are confident in their own doctor, nurse or other primary care physician, compared with 59% to 61% for the three federal health agencies.

Lawrence Casalino, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., argues that as medicine consolidates, physicians are increasingly treated as interchangeable parts, and that the damage shows up in the parts of care no quality program measures.

The top news stories in medicine today.

AAFP issued its fall COVID-19, flu and RSV recommendations Wednesday, saying it coordinated with three other societies, while the coverage rules, counseling pay and registry logic behind them have not caught up.

From fake treatment ads to financial scams, deepfake technology is putting physicians' identities at risk

Physicians Foundation findings point to problem getting worse as doctors’ time constraints increase.

AI should reduce clerical work while increasing supervised reasoning, feedback and clinical judgment for developing physicians.

The top news stories in medicine today.

Medical Economics spoke with Michael Pelagalli, J.D., partner at internet defamation firm Minc Law, about where the legal line sits and what a practice should do first.

A Hint Health whitepaper says direct primary care's longer visits make it the natural home for lifestyle medicine. Nearly half of practices surveyed have panels under 200.

Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes have been a great tool for physicians, but they are also creating uncharted legal territory when it comes to malpractice.

What physicians need to know about the AMA's new AI framework

The pharmaceutical distributor says attackers accessed oncology and surgical customer data; a hacking group claims 284 million patient records were stolen.

How contemplation can restore a sense of purpose in doctors and other clinicians

The top news stories in medicine today.

Despite major problems across U.S. health care, evidence shows what primary care is getting right.

An HHS video sent patients to a Medicare comment docket that has already drawn more than 19,000 submissions.

Retirement is about transitioning to something, not escaping from something.

The $12.8 million all-cash deal adds a North Carolina-based biomedical calibration provider to Transcat's regulated life sciences portfolio.