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Brian Hudson

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Scribes can provide numerous benefits to medical practices

Scribe use increases revenue while reducing provider burnout, studies show


Matt Bridge

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Optimizing patient access operations

When patient access and financial clearance processes are outdated, the resulting inefficiencies create delays in the patient’s journey from initial contact to care access – delays that contribute to revenue leakage and can impact patient satisfaction.


Mark Denissen

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Implementing remote patient monitoring the right way

Proper implementation of remote patient monitoring can be beneficial for practices and patients.


Johnny Hecker

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Making the right decisions around health care AI: Insights for driving results

Key to evaluating AI investments for value: balancing the promise of AI with the need for practical return on investment.


John Ciccone, MD
John Ciccone, MD

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Current health care system cannot survive aging population

The anticipated rise in healthcare costs due to the aging population is simply not sustainable.


Randy Ferjuste

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Recruiting hard-to-hire physicians

Health care organizations must adopt a proactive and personalized approach to making physicians feel heard, valued, and interested.



John Gallagher

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How to increase the power of your individual and group disability programs

An expert discussion on what physicians need to know about individual and group disability plans.


Sameer Bhat

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How AI is meeting the challenges in a new era of health care

Will your practice keep up or be left behind?


Amanda Eisel

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Addressing healthcare’s crippling crisis of medical debt

We must make changes to alleviate medical debt for patients and lower overall costs across the healthcare ecosystem.


Giavonne D. Rondo-Hillman, M.D., Internal Medicine Physician, CenterWell Senior Primary Care

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Finding Fulfillment in Practicing Medicine Again: A Journey from Burnout to Balance

CenterWell Senior Primary Care’s value-based care model and organizational leadership sets physicians up for success, especially when it comes to tackling burnout


Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA

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Going the extra mile to make patients feel welcome

As providers, we need to create a welcoming environment for all patients to ensure they don’t postpone care or avoid it entirely.


Tiffany Lowe-Payne, DO

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How the CDC’s free smoking cessation resources improved quit rates at our clinic

The graphic images and stories created opportunities to more seamlessly counsel patients, and better track outcomes.


Lynn Carroll

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Capitation payment model has potential to rein in costs while improving outcomes

But contracts require close alignment between primary care and specialist providers to succeed


Kim Perry

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How medical AI can alleviate the pain and accelerate prior authorization

To take advantage of new accelerated prior authorization timelines, providers must step up their internal processes to ensure they can scale while maintaining quality control over prior auth requests and denial appeals




Phyllis Dobberstein

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Navigating payer relationships to boost urgent care revenue

As patient expectations shift toward an expectation of on-demand health care, urgent care centers must adapt their revenue cycle processes to stay competitive and ensure financial stability.


Jessica Sweeney-Platt

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Telehealth is here to stay: How technology has become a staple for physicians and is serving unmet health care needs

Who uses virtual visits, and why? Here’s how primary care doctors and patients can benefit.



Michael Dershem, MBA

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Beyond telemedicine: The role of distributed technology in enabling health care without borders

Distributed technology for provider credentialing and patient identification can increase access to health care around the globe.


Robert E. White Jr.

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Social inflation drives up malpractice payouts—and insurance rates

Large verdicts are becoming more common, putting pressure on insurers to raise rates


Vince Cole

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Leveraging health data and technology in claims resolutions: A strategic perspective

Health data stands as a linchpin in claims resolutions, legal events, and special patient cases, playing an instrumental role in ensuring the efficacy and integrity of health care processes.


Dr. Michael Everest

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Unveiling America's Doctor Gap: How international medical graduates are making an impact

International medical graduates can help both patients and doctors


Bill Releford, D.P.M.

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Addressing health disparities with AI and telemedicine

The more affordable and the more comprehensive we can make our current health care system, the better served every individual will be regardless of racial, ethnic or socioeconomic background.


John Kelly

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The next chapter for interoperability is upon us

As health care leaders navigate our transition from life in a pandemic to a world where COVID-19 is an endemic disease, interoperability will likely be top of mind.


Ed Nunes

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Is physician ownership of medical practices still viable in an age of corporate consolidation?

Private equity investment or hospital ownership can offer management advantages. Yet doctors are opting for something else: autonomy.


Alec Petersen, MD

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There’s a better way to do urgent care

What is needed is a new model of immediate care in which providers don’t just look to treat the symptoms presenting themselves at that time, but instead allow them to treat the surface-level symptoms while being able to dig deeper and look at the root cause of each patient episode.


Andy Ellner, MD, MSc

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Primary care must evolve to survive

Primary care is inefficient, inconvenient, and often inaccessible, optimized neither for patient experience nor positive outcomes.


Carolynn S. Francavilla Brown MD, FOMA, ABOM

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Starting a Practice May Be Easier Than You Think

Here are some tips for starting your own practice and setting yourself — and your patients — up for success from the get-go.