
MGMA's Anders Gilberg breaks down the new No Surprises Act IDR rule, from the $15 fee to what it means for practices.

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MGMA's Anders Gilberg breaks down the new No Surprises Act IDR rule, from the $15 fee to what it means for practices.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Eight practical ways to plug revenue leaks, from eligibility checks and point-of-service collections to working denials by root cause.

Eight practical steps to govern AI in your practice, from naming an owner to vetting vendors and training your team.

As AI, cybersecurity threats and ambient documentation reshape clinical practice, legal experts warn liability is evolving faster than regulation.

Before you sign on the dotted line, these nine questions can protect your income, your patients and your career.

These seven scheduling fixes can help practices recover lost revenue and keep patient flow moving.

State law is moving fast — here's what physicians need to know before signing or renegotiating a contract.

Bipartisan legislation targeting Medicare Advantage prior authorization has rare supermajority support.

From clean claim rates to contract negotiations, these warning signs could mean your practice is leaving thousands in revenue uncollected.

Burnout fell to 43.2% of physicians in 2024, AMA data shows, but rates remain above pre-pandemic levels heading into planning season.

From missed submission windows to overlooked bonuses, here is what MIPS participants need to review now to protect their Medicare payments.

Ten tactics that help independent primary care thrive, including better scheduling, stronger doctor online presence and value-based care leverage.

Prior authorization. Medicare Advantage denials. MIPS. MGMA's Anders Gilberg unpacks the 2026 Regulatory Burden Report's most alarming findings.

Sam Meckey of WestCX explains why no-shows are a communication design problem and how two-way automated reminders can recover lost revenue.

Shawntea Gordon of Atlas & Perpetua Healthcare on where practices leak revenue and how to build a cost-management framework that sticks.

Warning signs to watch before you offer a medical office manager candidate the job; and why rushing to hire is the costliest mistake.

Struggling with ad hoc reporting overload, OSU Physicians rebuilt its analytics environment from the ground up. Here’s what it learned.

Practice administration expert Lucien Roberts breaks down Medicare, fees and the business of medicine in a new series, "The Back Office."

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