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Does your real estate support the growth plans of your private practice?
By Matt Coursen

July 9th 2025

Health care practices need to navigate real estate challenges and focus on strategic location decisions and data-driven insights to ensure future growth and patient care efficiency.

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Biggest health care fraud crackdown in U.S. history targets $14.6B in alleged scams
By Austin Littrell

June 30th 2025

Justice Department charges 324 defendants, including 96 licensed medical professionals, in sweeping nationwide takedown that reveals a surge in transnational, telehealth and opioid schemes.

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Safety starts with trust: Reassessing real-time location systems in health care
By Andrea Greco

June 26th 2025

As workplace violence rises, health care facilities must shift from retrofitted tech to frontline-first safety solutions

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How to understand the difference among potential buyers of your medical practice
By Gary Herschman
Dana Jacoby
  • Tim McHale

June 25th 2025

Compare the potential strategic options for transactions with hospitals, private equity platforms and other health care companies

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Key considerations for physicians joining or forming a group practice
By Zachary Doolin
John McIntyre

June 20th 2025

Explore the essentials of forming a medical practice partnership, including operating agreements, income distribution, and buy-in/buy-out strategies before signing a contract.

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The 10 best states for avoiding a malpractice suit

The 10 best states for avoiding a malpractice suit

Todd Shryock
June 17th 2024

While no state is malpractice-free, some are much more litigious than others.


Reps ask why Medicare Innovation Center is costing money, not saving it

Reps ask why Medicare Innovation Center is costing money, not saving it

Richard Payerchin
June 14th 2024

CMMI director testifies to explain accountable care, value-based care.


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Senate bill would jail private equity execs whose financial moves result in a patient’s death

Todd Shryock
June 11th 2024

Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s bill proposes stringent penalties and guardrails for health care executives who jeopardize patient safety and access to care.


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Getting it right the first time: The importance of thorough medical credentialing

Alex Keoskey, Esq.
June 11th 2024

The importance of a thorough credentialing process cannot be understated.


The 10 states where you are most likely to get sued for malpractice

The 10 states where you are most likely to get sued for malpractice

Todd Shryock
June 7th 2024

Is your state one of the 10 states where you are most likely to get sued for malpractice


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Corporate owners put profits ahead of patients and doctors, physician group says

Richard Payerchin
June 6th 2024

Physicians Advocacy Institute comments on federal request for information about consolidation in health care.


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Lawmakers urge updated stronger guidelines on chronic kidney disease screening

Richard Payerchin
June 5th 2024

CKD has become 10th leading cause of death nationally.


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Fauci in the House; USPSTF recommendation; summits and stigma – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
Published: June 5th 2024 | Updated: June 4th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.


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Is FTC’s noncompete rule a concerning development for physicians?

Amanda Hill, JD
May 30th 2024

The rule has the potential to supersede state laws and raises legal and practical concerns for doctor contracts and health care practices.


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Physician mergers: Antitrust trends and considerations

Kevin Hahm
May 30th 2024

Antitrust scrutiny of physician combinations likely will remain a key area of focus for enforcement as consolidation of physician practices continues through acquisitions by health systems, payers, and private equity firms.


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US Chamber of Commerce urges delay on new federal non-compete rule

Todd Shryock
May 30th 2024

Chamber has concerns about what the rule’s effect would be on businesses and employees


The 10 states with the highest health care spending

The 10 states with the highest health care spending

Todd Shryock
May 28th 2024

Consumer health company NowPatient created a health accessibility index. As part of that, they created a list of the 10 states with the highest health care spending per capita.


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Self-insurance: What practices need to know

Todd Shryock
May 28th 2024

Taking on a level of risk by acting as your own insurance company can save money, when done correctly


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7 Ways to protect independent practices

Keith A. Reynolds
May 23rd 2024

The MGMA says these suggestions could help shore up independent practice.


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Biden administration to boost tariffs on Chinese medical supplies

Keith A. Reynolds
May 20th 2024

The move will increase the tariff on syringes and needles to 50%.


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The ins and outs of cannabis

Merle Myerson, M.D., Ed.D., FACC, FNLA
May 20th 2024

What you need to know about legal status, FDA approval, patient safety and public perception.


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Feds move to reclassify marijuana

Richard Payerchin
May 16th 2024

Process begins to change drug from schedule I to schedule III under Controlled Substances Act.


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Congress can help curb high health care costs—it starts with primary care

R. Shawn Martin
May 15th 2024

Passing Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act would help by ensuring better access to primary care services


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Hospitals charge private insurers more than double Medicare rates, RAND report finds

Todd Shryock
May 14th 2024

Study shows private insurers paid hospitals an average of 254% of what Medicare would have paid


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Consideration postponed for new billing codes for prior authorization

Richard Payerchin
May 13th 2024

AMA panel had proposal on May agenda; physician says a revised proposal likely will be submitted.


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Cyberattacks are bankrupting health care providers. Insurance may help.

Rhonda D. Orin ;Bruce Strong
May 13th 2024

Contingent business interruption coverage may protect providers from losses experienced indirectly as a result of a cyberattack.


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Policies to reform prior authorization: a slideshow

Richard Payerchin
May 13th 2024

In Senate testimony, a primary care expert suggested policy reforms that allow doctors to spend less time on PA and more time with patients.


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Feds form task force against monopolies and collusion in health care

Richard Payerchin
Published: May 10th 2024 | Updated: May 10th 2024

Ramping up efforts against anticompetitive practices in business.


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Representatives ponder balance of regulation, innovation in health care

Richard Payerchin
May 9th 2024

Small Business Committee sympathetic to independent physician practices.


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Medicare quality and availability at risk, trustees warn

Jeffrey Bendix
May 7th 2024

Annual report calls for more efficient care models and for Congress to address looming financial shortfalls


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You say ‘assistant’; in Oregon they say ‘associate’

Jeffrey Bendix
May 2nd 2024

State becomes first to officially recognize PA title change


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Protecting your practice: cybersecurity defenses in the age of generative AI

Sanjay Bhakta, MBA
May 2nd 2024

Generative AI offers many benefits for physicians, but also brings new risks of data breaches


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Reps question Change Healthcare CEO over cyberattack, hammer on effects of consolidation on smaller practices

Richard Payerchin
Published: May 2nd 2024 | Updated: May 2nd 2024

Following testimony in Senate, UnitedHealth Group CEO Witty appears before House oversight subcommittee.


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Change Healthcare: ‘We will not rest … until we fix this’

Richard Payerchin
May 1st 2024

CEO Witty apologizes for effects of the massive cyberattack, but Senate Finance Committee chair says the company ‘let the country down.’


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Feds move to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug: reports

Erin McEvoy
May 1st 2024

DEA, HHS on board to change cannabis status in national drug policy.

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