How to solve the staffing shortage

Don't 'throw everything at it' before examining reasons why patients don't arrive for treatments.

Health care attorney Tatiana Melnik, J.D., says practices adopting artificial intelligence tools should reread their vendor contracts, train staff every week and plan for patients who decline an AI scribe.

Medicaid work requirements, new remote monitoring rules and an electronic prior authorization deadline all land Jan. 1, and that's only part of what MGMA told practice leaders to watch.

Six national physician organizations warned that claims of AI superiority undermine patient trust, putting new attention on how practices set rules for AI use by clinicians and staff.

Hold times, delayed approvals and denials on authorized care dominated member feedback to MGMA's government affairs team.

Seema Verma describes state of AI deployment in medical practices for MGMA.

he former INXS frontman paired trust, connection, adaptability, focus, authenticity and collaboration with the bands he says model them, then had the ballroom help finish an original song.

Akash Madiah said work is underway on the local engagement, education and digital improvements members requested, and MGMA recognized its 2026 honorees, including Lifetime Achievement recipient Tracy Bird.