Disciplinary Actions Against Physicians Increase

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.