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Primary care physicians are drowning in data. Transparent artificial intelligence can synthesize complex biomarkers to give them their time back.

But some of the state’s top physicians and clinicians say they were blindsided by the pilot program.

AI can temporarily worsen unit economics during implementation. But for physician practices that deploy it strategically, the long-term return comes from improved operational efficiency, staff redeployment and revenue recovery.

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Patients postpone care due to delays in prior authorizations. It’s a symptom of major changes happening in health care.

The doctor is still in, and needs to consider what artificial intelligence can and can’t do in the clinic

As AI-powered diagnostic tools multiply, primary care physicians face a pressing question: which ones are actually worth adopting — and how?

AI is moving from a value-add to a critical infrastructure tool

A report from the Peterson Health Technology Institute says efficiency in AI tools is still lacking.

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The gap between hype and reality

A Medical Economics and Physicians Practice flash poll, sponsored by Heidi, found physicians split on AI, even as 70% are using or evaluating AI scribes in their practices.

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The physician group is pushing for disclosure rules, FDA review, crisis-detection mandates and advertising limits on tools patients increasingly use for mental health support.

How artificial intelligence could become proactive to unlock physician time, at a time when it’s more needed than ever.

Health care clinicians don't want AI running the show, but they are happy to have it help.

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A new Mass General Brigham study tested 21 large language models on the full clinical workflow and found a striking gap between the AI's ability to reach a final diagnosis and its ability to reason through one.

A new KFF tracking poll shows AI use rivaling social media as a source of health information, particularly among younger and uninsured patients.

Medical Economics, Physicians Practice and Heidi Health will share exclusive national physician survey data on AI adoption, scribe utilization and the financial realities of implementation in a live virtual event on April 29.

Skillsoft's Asha Palmer, J.D., on why clinicians keep reaching for unsanctioned AI, what risks practices are actually underestimating and how to build governance that sticks.

Health care accounted for 84% of total recoveries.

Health care attorney Pat Naples, J.D., breaks down the legal mechanics behind CMS's latest antifraud actions and what physicians should be doing before enforcement comes to them.