September 11th 2025
AMA announces updates to ‘the backbone of health data interoperability.’
September 8th 2025
HCC vs. CPT vs. ICD-10-CM coding: What practices need to understand about coding when shifting from fee-for-service to value-based care
September 5th 2025
Prior auth reform sounds like a boon for health care, but the devil's in the details.
August 29th 2025
Health insurance companies pledge prior authorization reform, yet providers face ongoing delays and distrust, highlighting the gap between promises and reality.
August 26th 2025
Rapid technology advancements is creating gaps ICD-10 codes can’t fill
How to choose practice management software: 7 things every small practice should know
From usability to integration, these key considerations can help you avoid costly mistakes.
AI scribes linked to lower physician burnout, study finds
Pilots at Mass General Brigham and Emory Healthcare show significant reductions in documentation burnout.
The new cost engine: How AI and automation are reshaping health care economics
AI transforms health care operations, driving cost reductions and efficiency through automation, predictive analytics and real-world data in clinical trials.
Preparing for audit inevitability: Is your practice ready?
How to shift compliance from an administrative burden to a competitive advantage.
Nearly 40% of primary care physicians use AI for daily clinical documentation, survey finds
New data from Elation Health shows rising adoption of artificial intelligence tools, but trust comes first.
Low-income patients face uphill battle when fighting health insurance denials, Umass research finds
Low-income patients face more health insurance denials and are less likely to successfully challenge them compared to higher-income patients
ACP calls for risk adjustment overhaul to improve health equity, cut red tape
A new policy paper from the American College of Physicians lays out eight recommendations to modernize risk adjustment, reduce administrative waste and better serve high-risk patients.
Prior authorization delays are harming patients, DrFirst survey says
Survey data show that delays, denials and added steps tied to prior authorization are worsening patient outcomes and creating frustration — but AI may help streamline the process.
Insurance companies vow to fix prior authorization process…again
Pledge to streamline the process comes amid growing public and government pressure, but the previous industry promises in 2018 accomplished little.
Female physicians face bigger EHR burdens, study finds
Female primary care physicians spend more time on portal messages and documentation — and report higher levels of burnout and patient hostility — than their male counterparts.
AI-infused automation: Reshaping patient care and provider efficiency
Leveraging intelligent automation to streamline workflows, reduce errors and elevate patient outcomes.
Bipartisan group brings back prior authorization reform legislation in Congress
HHS has made changes, but lawmakers want prior auth procedures codified in law.
Take our physician coding and documentation quiz
Test your coding knowledge with this engaging quiz on CPT, ICD-10, and E/M guidelines, featuring real-world scenarios and compliance standards.
Experts pitch policies to enhance patient care in primary care, oncology
National Comprehensive Cancer Network holds policy summit on collaboration in oncology, primary care.
Can AI slay the prior authorization dragon?
Technology offers hope to physicians dragged down by prior authorizations, but there is no perfect solution.
Untangling practice challenges
The first Practice Academy event of 2025 featured educational sessions on practice leadership, medical malpractice and audit-proof coding.
Untangling practice challenges: Unlocking audit-proof revenue
The secrets of evaluation and management coding success.
10 hidden costs that are hurting your practice's bottom line
Hidden costs are draining your practice. Here’s where they are — and how to take control.
Prior authorizations: Does technology need to better integrate with EHRs?
Prior authorizations are a major pain point for physicians, but technology may be able to help.
Prior authorizations: Will payer AI cancel out physician AI?
Prior authorizations: How AI can help the process
Prior authorizations: How current technology can help streamline the process
Prior authorizations: The biggest pain points
Managing consolidation and layers of leadership when health care is in crisis
Consolidation can create benefits, along with organizational gaps. Here’s how a strategic plan can help.
Patient: “It’s an emergency!” Doctor: “No, it’s not”
Study finds discrepancy between patients and doctors on emergency visit urgency
How neuro-symbolic AI closes the trust gap for physicians
A more human way of thinking can overcome legitimate concerns that doctors have about artificial intelligence.
Athenahealth, Abridge join on AI clinical documentation venture
Artificial intelligence platform can be used in ambulatory care practices.
Remote patient monitoring: Updates on advanced primary care management for 2025
Industry analyst outlines how Medicare made a noteworthy inclusion in its 2025 rule.
The promise and reality of ambient AI in health care settings
Balancing automation and accuracy in the quest to reduce provider documentation burden
CLAIM DENIED! What you need to know about the increase in claim denials
Report found that payers continue to deny claims at an alarming rate