Staffing & Salary

AI scribes get the headlines, but the highest-yield documentation fixes are workflow changes practices can make without a new vendor contract.

Before you sign on the dotted line, these nine questions can protect your income, your patients and your career.

These seven scheduling fixes can help practices recover lost revenue and keep patient flow moving.

State law is moving fast — here's what physicians need to know before signing or renegotiating a contract.

The tools to catch heart failure early exist — now it's time to put them to work.

Burnout fell to 43.2% of physicians in 2024, AMA data shows, but rates remain above pre-pandemic levels heading into planning season.

Neil Baum, M.D., walks through structuring staff meetings that support patient care, improve workflows and strengthen team cohesion.

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.

Kelly Villella of Wolters Kluwer Health breaks down a new survey of physician assistants.

Robert Cain, D.O., discusses the rapid growth of osteopathic medicine and why its whole-person philosophy is more relevant than ever.

CENTEGIX's Andrea Greco joins the show to explain why workplace violence is now a balance sheet problem every practice leader needs to take seriously.

Rosemarie Aznavorian, D.N.P., RN, discusses how nurse shortages affect patient access and why more patients turn to AI for medical advice.

Immigration attorney Katie Russell explains why medical practices should worry less about ICE raids and more about whether their I-9 binder is in order.

Immigration attorney Katie P. Russell: ICE is shifting from raids to I-9 audits and documentation checks. Here's what practices should tighten now.

These real-world guardrails will help physicians and practice admins curb after-hours charting, tame portals and reduce burnout in clinic life.

Scott Polenz: Doctors leave when “patient first” means 27 visits a day, “we listen” surveys go nowhere, and “flexibility” isn’t.

Kelly Villella of Wolters Kluwer says practices should use AI to cut documentation drag but train new clinicians to double-check notes.

Lawmakers press DHS to exempt health care from a $100,000 H-1B petition fee, warning it deepens clinician shortages and limits rural patient access.

Kelly Villella of Wolters Kluwer: PAs feel patient-ready on day one, but paperwork and unclear AI rules create onboarding friction.

Enhance physician engagement and alignment, and prevent subtle behavior changes that could lead to costly turnover and management challenges.

Melissa Lucarelli, M.D., FAAFP, speaks with Ronald M. Epstein, M.D., FAAHPM, about how mindfulness, presence and communication shape patient care, physician well-being and medical culture.

Scott Polenz emphasizes the importance of alignment over engagement in physician retention, advocating for trust-based relationships between clinicians and leadership.

How do you handle a troublesome employee and what do you wish you’d known sooner? Take our quick, anonymous survey to share real-world tactics practice managers are using to coach, document and de-escalate tough situations.

Practice administrators play a vital role in ensuring smooth operations and enhancing patient care behind the scenes.