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

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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."

Tell us about your practice's finances: Physicians Practice wants to know how your practice is holding up. Take our quick survey.

Should you stay independent or join a health system? Breaking down the financial, clinical and career trade-offs physicians face.

Doral Jacobsen explains why price transparency data is more limited than you think and how to flip the script in payer negotiations.

Revenue cycle consultant Kem Tolliver says practices that bring frustration instead of data to payer disputes will keep losing ground.

Small practices may be missing thousands of dollars in Medicare revenue monthly. Here are 6 billing opportunities that don't require new patients or more hours.

Melinda Mastel of the Medical College of Wisconsin breaks down how finance leaders can build strategic thinking into their everyday workflow.

Learn how HIPAA, the Cures Act and Medicare incentives make patient portals nearly essential, and how to avoid information-blocking complaints.

30 days to fix payer friction? Kem Tolliver breaks down the three moves revenue cycle leaders should make first; and why waiting in a queue isn't a strategy.

Join a free virtual practice management conference on claim denials, Medicare updates, staffing and financial metrics to improve revenue and efficiency.

Stop reacting to denials: proactive, data-driven tactics to cut payer friction, prevent revenue leakage and improve cash flow.

Melinda Mastel on why hidden operational drift, not finances, is often what quietly pushes a medical group off budget.

Federal judge blocks RFK Jr.'s vaccine schedule overhaul, giving physician practices a period of clearer, more stable guidance.

Doral Jacobsen of Prosper Beyond VBC explains why so many practices feel defeated before payer negotiations even start and what to do about it.

Five scheduling tweaks that practices can make to reduce burnout without sacrificing revenue, from protected admin time to telehealth variety.

Independent practices can win payer negotiations, but preparation is everything. Doral Jacobsen of Prosper Beyond VBC explains how.

Revenue cycle and business strategy shouldn't operate in silos. Kem Tolliver explains how to align the two, quarter by quarter.

Benchmark staffing ratios by specialty, optimize billing support, and use tech wisely to reduce burnout, wait times and overhead.

A Physicians Practice survey shows chronic tardiness, co-worker conflict and staffing fears shape how leaders handle personnel problems.

Doctors embrace AI for notes and decisions, but policies lag. Practices must manage shadow tools, training, privacy and patient questions.

Patients leave for fixable reasons. Here are six of the most common ones and what your practice can do to keep patients coming back.

Immigration attorney Katie Russell talks ICE enforcement shifts, the $100,000 H-1B fee and why your practice's I-9 binder matters more than ever.

Sweeping HIPAA Security Rule updates push small practices toward mandatory MFA, encryption and audits as compliance deadlines loom.