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AI in Healthcare

Agentic AI for Medical Billing: What It Is and Where People Stay in Charge

Agentic AI completes billing work end to end instead of waiting for clicks. What it does across the revenue cycle, how it differs from RPA and copilots, and which decisions should stay human.

Oct 12, 2026 · 4 min read
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AI Medical Scribes: How They Work and What to Look For

AI medical scribes draft clinical notes from the conversation so providers can stop charting at night. How they work, where they fall short, the privacy questions to ask, and why the scribe should live inside your EHR.

Oct 12, 2026 · 4 min read
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CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: What Practices Should Know

CMS proposed lower 2027 conversion factors, mainly because the temporary 2.5% increase for 2026 expires. The proposed numbers, why they fell, and how to prepare your fee schedule.

Oct 12, 2026 · 4 min read
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HIPAA Security Risk Assessment for Small Practices: A Step-by-Step Guide

Every practice that handles electronic patient data must complete a security risk analysis. What it is, how to do it with the free HHS SRA Tool, how long it takes, and what to do with the results.

Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min read
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Is MFA Required by HIPAA? Where the Security Rule Update Stands in 2026

HHS proposed making multi-factor authentication mandatory under the HIPAA Security Rule, but the rule is not final. What the current rule says, what the proposal would change, and what practices should do now.

Oct 12, 2026 · 4 min read
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Insurance Eligibility Verification: A Front-Desk Guide That Prevents Denials

Eligibility and registration errors are the largest single cause of claim denials. What to verify before every visit, when to re-check, and how electronic verification takes the work off your front desk.

Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min read
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The Medicare Appeals Process: Five Levels, Deadlines and How to Win

A practical guide for billing teams to the five levels of Original Medicare appeals, the deadline at each level, when to correct a claim instead of appealing, and how to build an appeal that wins.

Oct 12, 2026 · 4 min read
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What Is Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)? A Guide for Medical Practices

Revenue cycle management is every step between scheduling a patient and collecting the final payment. The stages, the metrics that matter, where practices lose money, and how to choose RCM software or a service.

Oct 12, 2026 · 4 min read
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Behavioral Health EHR Software: What to Look For

Treatment plans, outcome measures, telehealth, confidentiality and session-based billing. What a behavioral health practice should require from its EHR, and the questions to ask in a demo.

Oct 12, 2026 · 4 min read
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Prior Authorization Automation: What Changes and What Every Practice Should Know

Physicians and their staff spend about 13 hours a week on prior authorization. How automation changes each step, and the CMS rule dates that are already reshaping payer behavior.

Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min read
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What Is FHIR? A Plain-English Guide for Medical Practices

FHIR is the modern standard for exchanging health records. What it is, why federal rules now depend on it, what it changes for your practice, and what to ask any EHR vendor about it.

Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min read
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How to Reduce Medical Claim Denials: A Complete Guide

About 9% of hospital claims are denied the first time they are sent, and most denials are preventable. The most common causes, how to prevent each one, and how to work the denials you still get.

Oct 12, 2026 · 6 min read

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