Practice Management

Explore these essential financial indicators and strategies for successfully expanding your medical practice while avoiding common pitfalls.

Deepika Srivastava of The Doctors Company explains how open communication and patient consent can reduce malpractice risk when using AI tools.

Inefficient scheduling drains revenue, increases stress and frustrates patients. Here’s how to fix it before it hurts your bottom line.

From ease of use to real-world support, here’s what physicians should consider before committing to a new electronic health record system — and how to see how the top options compare.

To actually reach HCPs, marketers require more than just impressions. They need intent, context and compliance, all on channels natively part of the health care environment.

At the MGMA Leaders Conference 2025 in Orlando, Michael Blackman, M.D., MBA, chief medical officer of Greenway Health, sat down with Medical Economics to separate AI fact from fiction.

Michael Blackman, M.D., MBA, says AI tools like ambient documentation can actually strengthen patient connections.

Michael Blackman, M.D., MBA, warns that patients should think twice before sharing health data with consumer apps.

Michael Blackman, M.D., MBA, says transparency with patients is key when AI tools assist in care.

Kevin Schulman, M.D., MBA, professor of medicine at Stanford University, joins the show to talk about administrative burdens in health care.

Empathy enhances human connections in medicine, driving better health outcomes and patient engagement while reducing anxiety and chronic disease risks.

Primary care physicians can enhance their ability to diagnose and manage GI conditions like SIBO, offering patients timely relief from uncomfortable symptoms.

More than 1 million legally authorized workers may lose their jobs, raising new staffing and compliance challenges for independent practices.

Andrew Swanson, M.P.A., FACMPE, chief revenue officer at MGMA, joins the show to talk about the pressures facing practices, from shrinking reimbursements to rising costs.

Telehealth is effective — and potentially confusing for physicians and patients. Here’s how practices can avoid leaving patients behind.

At the MGMA Leaders Conference in Orlando, MGMA Government Affairs staff warned that a Sept. 30 lapse could stall key health extenders and deepen uncertainty. The shutdown is now here — here's what it means for physician practices.

At MGMA Leaders Conference 2025, panelists explored whether physicians still see medicine as a vocation — and how culture shapes retention, engagement and satisfaction.

MGMA Leaders Conference session underscores link between pay models, burnout and culture.

At the MGMA Leaders Conference in Orlando, Edge co-founder Rihan Javid, D.O., J.D., warned that chronic administrative shortages are straining practices, worsening prior authorization delays and fueling burnout among physicians and staff.

Putting a price on pain could offer more reliable measurements, study finds

At MGMA Leaders Conference 2025, Kyle Mynatt outlines how practices can align technology, people and performance while navigating compliance and growth challenges.

Michael Blackman, M.D., MBA, chief medical officer of Greenway Health, sat down with Medical Economics at MGMA Leaders Conference 2025 to talk about artificial intelligence in health care.

During a session at MGMA Leaders Conference 2025 in Orlando, Amy M. Lafko, MSPT, MBA, told practice leaders that adaptability, not the latest tech or strategy, is what will determine how organizations handle accelerating change.

Cyberattacks can halt operations, trigger fines and erode patient trust. These four steps can help practices prepare, respond and recover when the inevitable breach occurs.