Dealing with COVID-19 pandemic downturn

New AMGA data show medical groups have trimmed clinic staff per provider even as wRVUs and visits keep rising, and physicians are absorbing the difference.

An emergency physician and hospitalist explains how a paperwork problem that followed him across his career became a startup, why he replaced his development team with an AI coding assistant and six lessons for physicians who want to build a business without leaving medicine.

American Osteopathic Association leaders discuss the profession’s record growth, its training pipeline and the pressures facing practicing physicians.

Signing bonus repayment, malpractice tail coverage, lopsided notice periods and unpaid productivity pay can make leaving an employed position expensive. An analysis of 200 physician contracts shows what to check before you sign.

In a controlled test of 12 AI models across 33 physician-written clinical cases, a clearly labeled pharmaceutical ad raised the share of responses choosing the advertised drug from 35% to 47.6%.

A single front-desk login breaks HIPAA’s unique user ID rule, invites credential-stuffing attacks and leaves a practice unable to trace who opened a chart after a breach. Here are seven low-cost fixes physician owners can make in weeks.

The top news stories in medicine today: A 25-year follow-up of the VA’s COURAGE trial finds no benefit from early stenting in stable heart disease; the VA pays for more heart care among veterans in veteran-heavy Medicare Advantage plans; counties light up green for Veterans Day.

Start with universal primary care coverage, doubled investment and a bigger workforce.