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Heath Sampson

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Strengthening relationships with underserved communities is key to improving health care equity

It's up to providers, payers and health care institutions to bring underserved groups into the system to improve health outcomes


Solveig Dittmann, RN, BA, BSN, CPHRM, CPPS

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An effective informed consent process helps both patients and clinicians

Doctors gain protection from malpractice suits while patients are empowered in decision-making


Catherine Welford Varney, DO

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The economic costs of obesity

How to overcome the rising costs of obesity




Sue Peschin, MHS

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Dear payers: People living with early Alzheimer’s disease are ‘worth it’

Medicare’s restrictive coverage policies are denying patients with early Alzheimer’s disease access to novel treatments. And private payers are following suit.


Hung Ecklund, MD

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AI Special Report: AI will improve care in these three areas

With physician shortages predicted, computers will help patients by improving doctors’ efficiency.


Ryan K. Cochran

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Patient Monitoring Services Need Increased Scrutiny to Prevent False Claims Act Enforcement Action

Knowing the details of how and where your service provider operates is vital to avoiding violations.


Mazi Rasulnia, PhD, MPH, MBA

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Addressing differences in patient engagement across racial and ethnic groups

There are interesting differences in the ways patients of varying ethnicities and races engage with technology.


Meredith Kirchner

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Breaking the cycle: A patient-centered solution to medical debt

A patient-centered approach requires prioritizing affordability and accessibility and yields improved cash flow and patient care access.


Tinglong Dai, PhD

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Toward a science of scaling medical artificial intelligence

Medical AI stakeholders must work together to create reimbursement models that incentivize broader and appropriate use of medical AI that also ensure financial sustainability


Jill Warren

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Strategies to keep patients actively engaged with primary care providers

Americans are changing how they use health care. Now is the time for primary care to rebuild relationships with them.


Imad Rafi

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Physician discipline in the new age of telehealth

New York’s licensure rules can complicate cross-state medical practice with potential widespread professional repercussions.


Joseph Rivet

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Common Legal Mistakes Physician’s Make in Their First Employment Agreement

It is imperative to carefully review these documents before signing.


Vincent A. Cantone, MD, FAAP, FACP

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Fixing American health care: Kissing the frog

How do we offer the care our nation’s patients deserve?


Stephen Zander, MBA

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How artificial intelligence can improve patient care

AI’s ability to quickly process and interpret large quantities of health data is a valuable tool for physicians


Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP

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Baseball season’s looming strikeout shows importance of following COVID-19 safety guidelines

It’s likely that this baseball season will end up more off-course than Dr. Fauci’s Opening Day first pitch.


Bruce Strong

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Cyberattacks are bankrupting health care providers. Insurance may help.

Contingent business interruption coverage may protect providers from losses experienced indirectly as a result of a cyberattack.


Jonathan Shannon, MBA

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It’s time to rethink – and prioritize – provider data’s role in solving care access challenges

Data insights about physicians and other clinicians could expand patient access and improve clinical outcomes.



Jim Tudor, PCA, CPC

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Coding audits 101: How physicians can prepare

Recent trends in medical audits and what physicians can expect.


Tiffany VanHook, JD

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Keeping the right assets in the right places

All too often, individual investors overlook or underestimate the importance of having a sound asset location strategy.


Anna Twomey

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Empowering patient care with smart technology

The role of intelligent automation in managing cancer treatments.


Chris Coy

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The time for medical professionals to protect their income is now

What medical professionals early in their career should know when it comes to individual disability insurance policies.


Jack Towarnicky

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The pandemic and inflationary impact on the health care system

The pandemic revealed vulnerabilities to our health care system and overall economy, and the impacts are driving up health care spending and the cost of care.


Lisa Grabl

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Marketing tips for your medical practice

Harnessing digital marketing tools can help your medical practice grow.


J. Blake Peart

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Healthcare Transactions: Why 'COVID Dollars' Are Not All the Same

What are ‘COVID dollars’ and why are the important for valuation and sale price of a healthcare business?


Michael Leavitt

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Why Workforce Development for Value-Based Care is a Vital Issue to Address

The key enabler for the future of our industry is workforce readiness to deliver on the promise of high value, high quality care that delivers equitable outcomes for all.


Phil Shaffer, MD

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Rebuttal: Congress, not the AANP, can resolve the physician shortage

Members of Physicians for Patient Protection respond to claims made by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.


Erin McEvoy

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Feds move to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug: reports

DEA, HHS on board to change cannabis status in national drug policy.