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New ICD-10 codes, NCCI edits and Medicaid eligibility limits all took effect Oct. 1. Here's what practices should check this week.

Six national physician organizations warned that claims of AI superiority undermine patient trust, putting new attention on how practices set rules for AI use by clinicians and staff.

Texas laws on offshore records, AI disclosure, portal holds and gold cards are all in force now. Six checks worth an afternoon.

MGMA's Andy Swanson on longer primary care waits, APP hiring, staff raises that fall short and the one number to benchmark in 2027.

Adding physicians, locations or services can strengthen a practice, but only when owners first define what growth is supposed to accomplish.

Hold times, delayed approvals and denials on authorized care dominated member feedback to MGMA's government affairs team.

Seema Verma describes state of AI deployment in medical practices for MGMA.

A spreadsheet and the question ‘why?’ are enough to get started, an expert says.

he former INXS frontman paired trust, connection, adaptability, focus, authenticity and collaboration with the bands he says model them, then had the ballroom help finish an original song.

MGMA is pushing back on any delay as insurers describe a three-step build.

A longtime MGMA analyst outlines the first area of focus to become a top performer.

MGMA's government affairs team walked through the fee schedule, MIPS, value-based care, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and the year-end spending fight.

Experience is one of medicine's most valuable resources. Neil Baum, MD, argues physicians should be judged on competence, not age.

Three big payers are moving to shared credentialing through CertifyOS. What it could fix for practices and what it leaves on your desk.

A $20.5 million CVS settlement over web tracking shows how AI and data tracking without patient consent invite lawsuits and enforcement.

Career ladders, pay tied to specific skills and reviews held on a single date can help practices hold on to medical assistants and front-desk staff, according to BackPocket Talent's Rachel Brace and Nicole Hart.

About 34 percent of medical groups have built their own tools with AI. Check HIPAA, code ownership and insurance before yours goes live.

Pew found 72 percent of adults want to know when AI touches their care. Only 16 percent say a doctor has ever told them.

CMS dropped 760,000 marketplace enrollees in a fraud sweep. Real-time eligibility checks keep the fallout from turning into denials.

Florida's proposed school vaccine rule also rewrites DH 680, DH 681 and the Florida SHOTS forms and provider agreements.

Traditional MIPS would end after 2028 under a CMS proposal. Practices that want an MVP for 2026 must register by Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. EST.

Wisconsin APRNs can now apply to practice without a collaborating physician, but Medicare billing rules may still require one.

Someone else configured your EHR. These 18 defaults quietly add clicks, inbox noise and compliance risk to every clinic day.

A delay would leave practices without the information they need to train staff and test workflows before the deadline, the AMA told CMS.

Heel pain gets laterality, BRCA gets its own code and liver fibrosis gets a middle stage. These are the FY 2027 additions your physicians will reach for.

Experience is one of medicine's most valuable resources. Neil Baum, MD, argues physicians should be judged on competence, not age.

Federal accessibility rules now cover practice websites, portals and online forms. The deadline moved, but the lawsuits and complaints didn't.

CMS cut its final Ambulatory Specialty Model list 16 percent from February. See who is in and how much Part B pay is at risk.

The 2026 Healthcare Workforce Barometer measures the gap between what practice leaders think their staff want, and what staff say they want.

A House hearing put the Patients First Act and four related bills in play. Here is how each would change Medicare pay and practice rules.

AI scribes won't do all your charting. Define their use cases, cut redundant steps and reshape workflows to see real time savings.