September 10th, 20269 fixes for the practice problems driving physicians out the doorBroken equipment, missing charts, no open slots. New PAI survey data hands administrators a punch list of what physicians say is failing.Read more
September 4th, 2026Dehydration and the H2O prescriptionNeil Baum, MD, on why hydration belongs in preventive care for older patients, and the questions that find who is at risk.Read more
September 3rd, 202612 ways to celebrate your staff for under $200You do not need a budget line to thank the people who held the schedule together this summer. Twelve ideas for Labor Day, most of them free.Read more
August 28th, 202614 wage and hour traps that turn into back pay claimsMost practices owing back wages never meant to. Here are the everyday pay habits that draw federal investigators and plaintiff lawyers.Read more
August 26th, 2026A year in, Texas' noncompete law is reaching physician contracts that looked grandfatheredTexas SB 1318 applies to noncompetes entered or renewed after Sept. 1, 2025. The statute never defines renewal, and that is the problem.Read more
September 18th, 2026AMA presses CMS to hold the Jan. 1, 2027, deadline for electronic prior authorizationA delay would leave practices without the information they need to train staff and test workflows before the deadline, the AMA told CMS.Read more
September 18th, 202612 new ICD-10 codes worth adding to your pick list before Oct. 1Heel pain gets laterality, BRCA gets its own code and liver fibrosis gets a middle stage. The FY 2027 additions your physicians will reach for.Read more
September 18th, 2026Competence, not chronology: The case against ageism in medicineExperience is one of medicine's most valuable resources. Neil Baum, MD, argues physicians should be judged on competence, not age.Read more