Insights & Analysis

Expert commentary on trends shaping the industry.

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Congress Has Extended Telehealth Six Times in Eight Years — And Every Reprieve Is Making the Underlying Problem Worse

Regulation & Policy · 6 min read

1 in 5 EHR Safety Events Trace Back to Interoperability Failures — The July 4, 2026 FHIR Deadline Is a Patient Safety Issue, Not an IT Project

HealthTech & AI · 5 min read

Physicians Are Choosing Locum Tenens Over Staff Roles on Purpose — and the Pay Premium Is Only Half the Reason Independent Practices Are Losing

Careers & Staffing · 6 min read

When the New HIPAA Security Rule Hits, Your Business Associates Are Your Biggest Liability — And Most Practices Have No Idea What Their Vendors Are Actually Doing With PHI

Regulation & Policy · 6 min read

Oncology Can't Bill Its Way Out of the Efficiency Adjustment, But It Can Restructure: The Five Strategic Pivots Specialty Practices Are Making Right Now

Medical Specialties · 6 min read

Your Access Metrics Are Optimized for Your Convenience, Not Your Patients' — The Measurement Blind Spot Behind the 28-Point Perception Gap

Patient Experience · 6 min read

GLP-1s Are Now a Cardiology, Hepatology, and Addiction Drug — But Your Practice Is Still Running a Weight Loss Workflow

Healthcare Trends · 5 min read

Physicians Are Saving Hours a Day With AI and Still Working the Same Hours as Before: The Productivity Paradox Research No Health System Wants to Discuss

HealthTech & AI · 5 min read

AFib Ablation at 40 Cents on the Hospital Dollar: Why the 2026 ASC Procedure Expansion Is the Biggest Structural Shift in Cardiology and Spine Since DRGs

Medical Specialties · 5 min read

Ransomware Killed Patients Last Year. ECRI's 2026 Safety Report Finally Says So Out Loud—and Your Board Still Thinks It's an IT Budget Line

HealthTech & AI · 5 min read

Ransomware Killed Patients Last Year. ECRI's 2026 Safety Report Finally Says So Out Loud—and Your Board Still Thinks It's an IT Budget Line

HealthTech & AI · 5 min read

AFib Ablation at 40 Cents on the Hospital Dollar: Why the 2026 ASC Procedure Expansion Is the Biggest Structural Shift in Cardiology and Spine Since DRGs

Medical Specialties · 5 min read

HIPAA's 'Addressable' Loophole Is Officially Dead — The Encryption, MFA, and Pen-Testing Mandates That Will Cost Small Practices $40K to Ignore

Regulation & Policy · 6 min read

Health Systems Are Deliberately Building Locum Tenens Into Their Permanent Org Charts — Independent Practices That Don't Follow Will Lose Their Best Physicians to the Model

Careers & Staffing · 6 min read

HIPAA's 'Addressable' Loophole Is Officially Dead — The Encryption, MFA, and Pen-Testing Mandates That Will Cost Small Practices $40K to Ignore

Regulation & Policy · 6 min read

Health Systems Are Deliberately Building Locum Tenens Into Their Permanent Org Charts — Independent Practices That Don't Follow Will Lose Their Best Physicians to the Model

Careers & Staffing · 6 min read

HIPAA's 'Addressable' Loophole Is Officially Dead — The Encryption, MFA, and Pen-Testing Mandates That Will Cost Small Practices $40K to Ignore

Regulation & Policy · 6 min read

Health Systems Are Deliberately Building Locum Tenens Into Their Permanent Org Charts — Independent Practices That Don't Follow Will Lose Their Best Physicians to the Model

Careers & Staffing · 6 min read

HIPAA's 'Addressable' Loophole Is Officially Dead — The Encryption, MFA, and Pen-Testing Mandates That Will Cost Small Practices $40K to Ignore

Regulation & Policy · 6 min read

Health Systems Are Deliberately Building Locum Tenens Into Their Permanent Org Charts — Independent Practices That Don't Follow Will Lose Their Best Physicians to the Model

Careers & Staffing · 6 min read