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The hidden cost of ‘free’ telehealth: Why independent primary care pays the price

The AI scribe buyer's checklist: 12 questions you must ask before signing a contract

The corporate medicine crackdown is hitting the wrong target, says economist Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D.
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Better care, shorter careers for women physicians, with Lisa Rotenstein, M.D., MBA, M.Sc.
Female physicians leave clinical practice at a median age of 49, compared with age 64 for their male colleagues, and the practice patterns patients value most may be part of what drives them out.

What most physicians get wrong about direct primary care, with Josh Umbehr, M.D.
Most physicians know the direct primary care pitch; whether the economics hold up once you're in it is the more difficult question to answer.

Same procedure, 12 times the price: U.S. Women’s Health Alliance sounds the alarm
A reimbursement gap of five to 12 times for the same procedure is letting hospitals outbid private practices for their own physicians. Three U.S. Women's Health Alliance advocates explain what it costs patients and what they are asking Congress to do about it.

What your practice is actually worth, with Andy Colbert of Ziegler
Independent medical practices face a hard question as consolidation accelerates: keep going it alone, or find a partner. Ziegler's Andy Colbert breaks down what a practice is really worth and how physicians should weigh their options.
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A new global survey finds up to a third of patients never start prescribed treatment, and the gaps aren't about access — they're about a healthcare model still designed around the doctor's office as the front door.

A surgeon and biotech leader discusses the role of primary care doctors in wound care.

Why value-based care requires AI that tells clinicians not just who is at risk, but which interventions are most likely to change outcomes.


The collaborations pair Karl Storz's 3D visualization and OR integration technology with Moon Surgical's AI-native Maestro platform and Sovato's remote surgery capabilities, launching first in the U.S. ahead of a global rollout.

A framework published in npj Digital Medicine ranks patient care and staff experience alongside price, and says a health system that cannot score a tool across all five domains may not be ready to buy it.

Health care fraud, new payment models and AI are all in play in evolution of accountable care

Overhead swallows roughly 60% of the typical practice's revenue, and most of it sits in a few line items. These nine moves pull real money off that number without touching the exam room — and the biggest lever is the one most owners are slowest to open.

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