Medical Economics Shorts: Health care insights in 30 seconds

Primary care physicians spend years learning the science and art of medicine.

In practice, they may spend years developing relationships that lead to better health for patients. The same dedication goes into building a practice that becomes part of the local business community.

What if you could condense that accumulated knowledge into a lesson lasting 90 seconds or less?

That’s impossible, but there are insights to be gained even in that short amount of time.

Since September 2025, Medical Economics has developed a new kind of coverage: short video clips drawn from our ongoing conversations with physicians, health care attorneys, financial planners, policy analysts and other subject-matter experts. These clips exist to connect physicians with the health care and financial thought leaders who understand what it means to run a practice, treating patients, managing staff, integrating technology and everything in between. They share perspectives that physicians won’t find in general business or health news. Whether the issue is a policy shift in Washington or a scheduling headache down the hall, the goal is the same: Give doctors fast, direct access to the specific expertise their day-to-day work demands, in the time it takes to read a headline.

What can you expect to find? Check out this baker’s dozen of samples.

Yes, more and more physicians are employed, but there still is plenty to love about independent practice, starting with patient relationship, said Rebecca Herrero, M.D., MBA, FACOG.

What factors are influencing physician pay? Tynan Kugler, M.P.H., MBA, CVA, explains the drivers behind doctor salaries.

Starting out your career? Here’s advice for young doctors negotiating an employment contract with Jillian Vestal, J.D., head of legal services for Panacea Financial.

Female physicians don’t spend as much time in the workforce as their male counterparts. Researcher Lisa Rotenstein, M.D., explains how this affects the physician workforce.

Doctors don’t always work alone in their medical practices. Rihan Javid, D.O., J.D., discusses the need for medical practices to have stable core teams.

When a practice runs into financial trouble, it’s not just the money at play. Melinda Mastel, MBA, M.S., FHFMA, CMPE, PMP, explains why operational drift can be as problematic.

Artificial intelligence is coming for your job — or at least the worst parts of it. Josh Umbehr, M.D., explains.

How much money could a physician save in taxes over time? Bryan Jepson, M.D., CFP, offers this example.

Saving that tax burden must mean physicians all retire rich, right? Jim Dahle, M.D., founder of the White Coat Investor, said doctors’ net worth may be less than you think.

Medical malpractice remains a risk — sometimes involving verdicts with so much money, they can only be described as thermonuclear, said Richard Anderson, M.D., FACP, CEO of The Doctors Company and TDC Group.

Want an easy test for health care administrative policy? If a policy treats physicians and other clinicians like widgets, it’s probably not a good one, said Lawrence Casalino, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., a 20-year primary care physician who has served on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

When dealing with medical misinformation, don’t let perception of vaccine hesitancy become reality. David Higgins, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP, explains.

With older patients, here’s how to be compassionate when delivering a dementia diagnosis, with Anna Chodos, M.D., M.P.H.

The shorts library now spans hundreds of clips across practice finance, legal risk, burnout, staffing and technology, with new conversations added regularly. Readers can browse the full collection at medicaleconomics.com/shorts.