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Adoption outran governance, and these eight fixes close the gap before the 2027 deadlines land.

Neil Baum, M.D., on the mindset shifts and daily habits that turn satisfied patients into loyal, raving fans of your practice.

The HIPAA Security Rule won't be final until July 2027, but the HIPAA Privacy Rule's final rule is expected in August 2026.

MGMA's Anders Gilberg says the cuts land hardest on independent groups, calls MVPs 'MIPS on steroids' and expects any fix to wait for a lame duck Congress.

Women physicians leave clinical practice 15 years earlier than men, and for practice leaders the retention levers are schedule control, documentation burden and how care time gets paid.

Health care unionization is rising. Here's how practice leaders can respond to staff organizing legally.

Neil Baum, M.D., on why most clinical alerts are noise and three ways practices can cut through it to focus on what's actionable.

Embezzlers hide inside the practices that trust them most. These red flags should send you straight to the books.

Overhead runs about 60% of practice revenue, concentrated in four line items every administrator knows by heart.

Staffing calls are money calls. These seven calculations show what a hire, an empty chair or a bad fit really costs your practice.

Most physicians know the direct primary care pitch; whether the economics hold up once you're in it is the harder question.

Quality gates, benchmark rebasing and attribution leakage can erase shared savings before an independent practice ever sees a dime.

Your best biller just became the boss. Nine first-year missteps that sink new practice managers, and how to sidestep every one.

Heat, ticks and fireworks reshape the summer case mix. Why ICD-10 denials pile up on visits where the medicine was never in doubt.

Neil Baum, MD, explains why seeing patients on time is the single best way to boost satisfaction, retention and your practice's reputation.

The same low-risk procedure can pay five to 12 times more in a hospital outpatient department than in a physician's office. Three U.S. Women's Health Alliance advocates break down what that gap does to recruiting, referrals and patient choice, and the federal bill aimed at closing it.

Pay cuts, a MIPS sunset and richer ACO math: The 2027 proposed fee schedule in 12 provisions practices should track before September 14.

Ten Ten Ten's Jenn Block and Bhargav Raman on contract traps, care manager ROI and the 90-day baseline every practice should pull.

Pay gains are cooling but hiring pressure isn't. Ten retention moves that don't depend on another raise.

CMS' proposed 2027 fee schedule would boost ACO shared savings, sunset traditional MIPS and trim the conversion factor.

Patients are asking chatbots about your practice and the answers are often wrong. Here are nine fixes to take control of them.

CMS posted the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM update: 238 new codes effective October 1, including plantar fasciitis and cardiomyopathy changes.

As consolidation reshapes the market, health care investment banker Andy Colbert breaks down what an independent practice is really worth and how to weigh private equity, a hospital deal or a management services organization.

That pile of patient and payer credits isn't your money. How to refund it before regulators come looking.

Nearly a third of new hires quit within 90 days, and onboarding is usually why. Here are six fixable mistakes that push good people out.

Neil Baum, MD, explains why a no-excuse mindset builds patient trust and how practices can turn complaints into solutions.

Switching vendors can feel risky, so practices often wait too long. These 8 signs, all measurable, tell you when staying costs more than leaving.

Rachel V. Rose, J.D., MBA, breaks down a Federal Circuit ruling on penile implants that draws bright lines between trade secrets and patents.