Technology & AI

As AI takes on a larger role in clinical decision-making, the diagnostic coding system underpinning health care data may be too imprecise to keep patients safe.

A real-world ChatGPT mix-up illustrates why physicians must verify AI-generated responses before trusting them in clinical or patient-facing settings.

How the widespread adoption of electronic medical records quietly transformed the way primary care physicians code office visits, and their bottom lines.

Neil Baum, M.D., makes the case for why AI will never replace the human connection at the core of patient care.

Two years after a historic health care cyberattack exposed dangerous single-point failures in claims routing, the industry has largely rebuilt the same vulnerable structure.

Robert Wachter, M.D., chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, takes us inside the AI scribe era.

What practices need to know about "vishing" — the phone-based scam putting patient data and HIPAA compliance at risk.

95% of practices say regulatory burden has grown over the past three years, according to MGMA's 2026 Regulatory Burden Report.

Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) explains why he wants to ban the WISeR model, and why AI should be used to fix prior authorization, not make it worse.

Physicians Practice, Medical Economics and Heidi Health will share exclusive national physician survey data on AI adoption, scribe utilization and the financial realities of implementation in a live virtual event on April 29.

ArentFox Schiff's Pat Naples, J.D., breaks down the legal basis of CMS' antifraud push and what practices must do before investigators arrive.

Most practices land on a software tier during implementation and never revisit it. That's an expensive habit.

Aeroflow Health CEO Casey Hite explains how tariffs forced his company to innovate faster and why the rest of health care should follow suit.

Vanderbilt professor and health care entrepreneur Bruce J. Lynskey breaks down what companies and investors need to know before betting on AI in medicine.

Employment attorney Christopher Mayer, J.D., on AI-driven layoff decisions and the fast-changing landscape for noncompete agreements.

Neil Baum, M.D., breaks down what ChatGPT Health does and what physicians should know about patients arriving with AI-generated health information.

Access to care surged 14 points in two years to become the No. 1 policy issue for physicians.

How clinics can turn telehealth from a pilot program into a reliable, financially sustainable part of their patient care workflow.

Small practices may be missing thousands of dollars in Medicare revenue monthly. Here are 6 billing opportunities that don't require new patients or more hours.

Sarah Matt, M.D., MBA, says virtual care can expand access and strengthen patient relationships if the industry stops assuming it knows patient needs.

Learn how HIPAA, the Cures Act and Medicare incentives make patient portals nearly essential, and how to avoid information-blocking complaints.

OCR’s latest HIPAA settlement spotlights risk analysis failures and how ChatGPT, AI scribes, consent laws and evidence deletion reshape compliance.

From ambient scribes to diagnostic decision support, artificial intelligence is reshaping how medicine gets done.

Doctors embrace AI for notes and decisions, but policies lag. Practices must manage shadow tools, training, privacy and patient questions.

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