Austin Littrell
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Austin Littrell is associate editor of Medical Economics.
Articles by Austin Littrell
Rosemarie Aznavorian, D.N.P., RN, CENP, CCWP, CCRN, says unread lab results, treatment anxiety and simple curiosity are all sending patients to AI — sometimes before their doctor has a chance to weigh in.
WalletHub's annual ranking of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., finds the Midwest and Mountain West leading the pack, powered by strong cost-adjusted pay, affordable malpractice insurance and low burnout rates.
Rosemarie Aznavorian, D.N.P., RN, CENP, CCWP, CCRN, says clinicians should be worried about AI. She has one clear piece of advice for how to handle those conversations.
Sarah Matt, M.D., MBA, makes the case that virtual care can expand access and strengthen patient relationships — if physicians, health systems and technology vendors stop assuming they know what patients need.
With the premium payment grace period ending in March 2026, a new survey finds most returning enrollees are already struggling to afford coverage.
Patients are turning to AI tools across every care setting — and in rural communities, chronic conditions often go undetected until it's too late.
The top news stories in medicine this week.
AI self-diagnosis has real upsides, but symptoms that mimic each other can easily send patients down the wrong path.
Shannon Sumner, CPA, CHC, of PYA walks through the compliance risks practices can't afford to ignore and what to do before investigators come knocking.
Sightview Software's Holly Black, often called a "MIPS Geek Guru," breaks down what's changed in MIPS for 2026 and what practices can still do right now to protect their Medicare revenue.
High costs of living, expensive malpractice insurance and crowded physician markets push several Northeastern states and the District of Columbia to the bottom of WalletHub's annual ranking.
Declining enrollment, early retirements and rising patient acuity are hitting simultaneously, and the consequences for care are already visible.
From ambient scribes to diagnostic decision support, artificial intelligence is reshaping how medicine gets done.
Richard E. Anderson, M.D., FACP, says the system around American medicine is shifting faster than the law, or physicians, can keep up with.
Texas 2036's Charles Miller, J.D., breaks down the market consolidation, pricing failures and coverage gaps that are making it harder than ever for independent physicians to survive.
The nonprofit safety organization ECRI's 2026 report highlights artificial intelligence, hospital closures in rural communities and a resurgence of vaccine-preventable illness among its 10 most pressing threats to patient safety.
The top news stories in medicine this week.
Richard E. Anderson, M.D., FACP, points to 50 years of evidence and says caps on noneconomic damages remain the single most effective lever physicians and medical societies can pull.
Kelly Villella of Wolters Kluwer Health breaks down a new survey of physician assistants.
Richard E. Anderson, M.D., FACP, says rural hospitals are shedding services and the uninsured rate is climbing — and he calls it a "rolling" crisis, not an approaching one.
Vizient’s Shannon Sims, M.D., Ph.D., FAMIA, joins Kaufman Hall’s Matthew Bates, M.P.H., to explain how access, AI and team-based care are reshaping the economics of practice.
Richard E. Anderson, M.D., FACP, explains how massive jury awards ripple far beyond individual cases — and why the cultural forces driving them aren't going away.
The 10 biggest cases of health care fraud charged, settled or sentenced in the first 10 weeks of the year.
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