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MGMA's Andy Swanson on the 2026 pay and productivity split, the new Medicare efficiency adjustment and what it means for practices.

A new federal rule makes it far cheaper for practices to challenge denied and reduced payments, but Anders Gilberg of MGMA says the harder problem is getting insurers to pay up after physicians win.

Most EHR friction is fixable without buying new software. Here are 11 optimization moves that cut clicks, clear the in-basket and shrink pajama time.

Neil Baum, M.D., on why AI fluency is now essential for practices and how to build it before competitors pull ahead.

Hallmark Healthcare Solutions CEO Bharat Sundaram says the physician shortage is really a capacity problem practices can solve right now.

The portal, the reminders, the scheduling page: Most practices have them. Getting patients to use them is the work.

The highest offer is rarely the best deal. If you're waiting until you're ready to sell, you've waited too long.

The leap from training to practice trips up new physicians. Neil Baum, MD, breaks down what to handle before patient one.

Acquisition can feel like a when, not an if. How independent practices use AI and smarter operations to stay independent.

Community Health Integration codes let practices bill Medicare for addressing patients' social needs. Most eligible practices aren't using them.

Nearly 40% of Gen Z patients don't have a primary care physician, and Andrea Giamalva, M.D., FAAFP, says urgent care is quietly stepping in to fill the gap.

Neil Baum, M.D., explains how Tesla's hurricane fix shows why practices should foster creativity and smart risk-taking.

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.

Why medical groups miss budget for reasons that have nothing to do with money, and how finance professionals become strategic advisers.

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.