Austin Littrell

The top news stories in medicine this week.

Token surveys and late-stage consultation undermine trust and lead to worse decisions.

Carl White, MBA, president of MarketVisory Group, joins the show to explain why good care is no longer enough and what independent practices must do to stay visible and competitive in 2026.

Physicians want input. The problem isn’t apathy — it’s whether leaders are listening and acting.

The top news stories in medicine today.

Medical Economics sat down with Bill Heller, chief operating officer at CHG Healthcare, to discuss the company’s latest survey on why satisfaction alone isn’t enough to retain physicians.

A negative Net Promoter Score doesn’t just reflect morale — it flags loyalty risk physicians can’t ignore.

The top news stories in medicine today.

Progressive Policy Institute finds hospital and corporate ownership of practices climbed to 59% by 2023, whereas independent practices declined fastest in rural communities, and prices rose following acquisitions.

Physicians trust their direct supervisors far more than executive leadership. Bill Heller explains how visibility and proximity shape credibility.

The top news stories in medicine today.

Medical billing software sits at the center of the modern revenue cycle, but the sticker price rarely reflects what practices actually pay.

Colleen Denny, M.D., FACOG, joins the show to break down what patients are hearing online, how medical misinformation shows up in the exam room and why physicians still play a central role in restoring trust.

Highly engaged physicians are far more likely to trust leadership — and Bill Heller says transparency and follow-through matter more than grand strategy.

CHG Healthcare’s latest survey shows most physicians say they’re satisfied at work, but very few feel truly engaged — a gap that carries real retention risk for practices.

The top news stories in medicine today.

Michigan Medicine analysis of 539 million appointments shows overall volume flat or falling, even in specialties that leaned hardest on virtual care.

Michael Jerkins, M.D., M.Ed., a practicing physician and co-founder of Panacea Financial, joins the show to discuss financial independence, physician debt and why financial decisions can quietly take control of a physician's time.

The top news stories in medicine today.

The top news stories in medicine today.

Simple, repeatable coding habits can cut down on denials, support compliance and protect your margins in 2026.

The latest America’s Health Rankings report reveals deep regional and socioeconomic divides in population health. These were the least healthy states in 2025.

The top news stories in medicine today.

AMGA President Jerry Penso, M.D., MBA, and Practicing Excellence founder Stephen Beeson, M.D., discuss their new partnership and why physician training is shifting away from seminars toward in-the-workflow development.

The top news stories in medicine today.

New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont lead the 2025 America’s Health Rankings, but even the highest-scoring states are juggling chronic disease, affordability and access gaps that show up in exam rooms.

The top news stories in medicine today.

The state makes history, partnering with the health-tech startup Doctronic to refill chronic medications under Utah’s AI sandbox .

The new health-focused tab in ChatGPT lets users sync lab results, records and data from wellness apps for tailored answers.

Pediatrician David Higgins, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., explains why true vaccine hesitancy is rarer than headlines suggest, how social media distorts the picture and what physicians can do to rebuild trust one conversation at a time.