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Rachel V. Rose breaks down three June False Claims Act settlements and what they signal for practice compliance programs.

MGMA's government affairs team on what’s already changed in 2026 and what’s still to come.

John Cianca, M.D., FAAPMR, left institutional medicine 22 years ago to build a cash-only solo practice. He says the care he delivers is better for it.

Health care is the hardest-hit sector for ransomware. These seven defenses can cut a small practice's risk without a big IT budget.

In an MGMA Summit digital conference session, a veteran administrator laid out the five trends set to reshape practice operations over the next five years.

AMA CEO John Whyte, M.D., M.P.H.: New AMA policies demand transparency, audits and physician oversight wherever AI touches care or coverage decisions.

Physician pay rose in 2025 even as productivity fell, MGMA data shows. MGMA's Andy Swanson on what the split means for practices.

AI is transforming medicine faster than the legal and clinical frameworks governing it, raising new questions about liability, deskilling and the standard of care.

Replacing one employee can cost up to 200 percent of their salary. Six gardening principles for growing a team that stays.

Water boils at 212°, not 211°. Neil Baum offers 15 small, one-degree changes that can transform patient care and outcomes.

Two Physicians Foundation experts on why where a patient lives may shape health more than the care received and what physicians can do about it.

Sort the work before hiring: Kem Tolliver and Taya Gordon share a revenue cycle playbook for stressed practices.

Revenue cycle leaders at the 2026 MGMA Summit laid out the digital patient billing playbook and the order of operations administrators should follow.

As more physicians choose locum tenens, building a strong, intentional brand is what opens doors to better assignments and long-term opportunity.

The plan that recruited your physicians may be the reason they leave. Eight building blocks for a hybrid model that retains and rewards.

Downcoding, underpayments, missed incident-to: eight revenue cycle leaks to catch before they drain you.

Physician AI use has doubled since 2023. Vet your next tool on data privacy, liability and EHR fit before you sign.

Panacea Financial's 2026 survey found that physician financial confidence barely budges across an entire career. The reasons go deeper than income.

A rubber band is only useful when stretched. The same goes for a medical practice trying to grow past its comfort zone.

The series returns with Lucien Roberts and Bert Wilson on allowables, collection percentages and what a practice actually collects.

Carlos Cardenas, M.D., explains why a CMS request for information may be the biggest opening for physician-owned hospitals since the ACA.

Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, breaks down the legal risks physicians face when investing in or dispensing from compounding pharmacies.

Lucien Roberts and Bert Wilson break down allowables, collection percentages and accounts receivable on this episode of The Back Office.

Neil Baum, M.D., shares three habits from more than 40 years in practice that exceed patient expectations and help reduce physician burnout.

Patients are increasingly primary payers. Nine front-end moves to keep balances from sliding into bad debt.

Denial rates are climbing past 10% at many practices. Here are six places to recover revenue without overhauling billing.

Pediatric neurosurgeon Leon Moores, M.D., makes the case that every physician is already a leader and shares how to guide teams through uncertainty.

Neil Baum, M.D., walks physicians through how to cleanly leave a practice, from reviewing contracts and notifying patients to securing tail coverage.