Practice Management

Why medical groups miss budget for reasons that have nothing to do with money, and how finance professionals become strategic advisers.

Veradigm's Aaron Ledbetter, M.P.P., M.H.S.A., unpacks what the company's 2026 State of Independent Practice report reveals about why denied claims, payer complexity and administrative overload keep outrunning the tools practices are using to fight them.

Both ends of the coding spectrum carry real financial and compliance risk. Structured self-audits are the only way to know where your practice actually stands

An empty exam room is more than a missed appointment; it’s a breakdown in patient engagement.

A panel of revenue cycle leaders at the MGMA Summit Digital Conference outlined where patient billing is headed and why physicians should pay attention.

Did you know that 45% of Americans misread their drug labels?

Here are 26 coding and documentation tips to save your practice time and money.

What happens to healthcare if patients can’t afford it?

AMA survey shows doctors are skeptical about the latest promises about streamlining prior authorizations.

Carlos Cardenas, M.D., explains why a CMS request for information may signal the most significant opening for physician-owned hospitals since the Affordable Care Act slammed the door 15 years ago.

Primary care physicians are drowning in data. Transparent artificial intelligence can synthesize complex biomarkers to give them their time back.

Four in 10 physicians have a side gig. Here are the data on who succeeds, where the money is going and what doctors who've done it wish they'd known sooner.

Policies are needed now to rein in private equity investments and protect physicians and patients.

Patients are frustrated with medical practices and are demanding better service.

Pediatric neurosurgeon and author Leon Moores, M.D., makes the case that every physician is already a leader and shares what it takes to guide a team through uncertain times.

Most teens and young adults call the adult health care system confusing, and the physicians who treat them agree.

Patients postpone care due to delays in prior authorizations. It’s a symptom of major changes happening in health care.

Experity's Andrea Giamalva, M.D., FAAFP, says urgent care was never designed to replace primary care, but with a looming physician shortage and nearly 40% of Gen Z without a PCP, it's filling gaps the system hasn't figured out how to close.

PYA consulting principal Tynan Kugler breaks down the market, regulatory and workforce pressures pulling physician compensation in competing directions, and what organizations and physicians need to understand before structuring a deal.

Concrete habits that help primary care physicians close charts in the room, not at 9 p.m.

Prosper Beyond VBC's Doral Jacobson on why most practices lose negotiations before they even get in the room, and what to do differently.

A pediatric emergency physician explains how she took her fight against preventable child injuries, unsafe sleep and online predators from the emergency room to social media.

When it comes to filling prescriptions, having a nearby pharmacy isn't always enough.

Patients don't fill prescriptions for a variety of reasons, and unfortunately for physicians, they don't always know when it happens or why.

Cardiologist authors explain what primary care physicians should know about the latest research on CVD.