Off the Chart: A Business of Medicine Podcast

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Off the Chart: A Business of Medicine Podcast features lively and informative conversations with health care experts, opinion leaders and practicing physicians about the challenges facing doctors and medical practices. New episodes release every Monday and Thursday morning. Brought to you by Medical Economics and Physicians Practice.

Off the Chart: A Business of Medicine Podcast Staff

Hosts: Keith Reynolds, Austin Littrell
Contributors: Chris Mazzolini, Todd Shryock, Richard Payerchin, Keith Reynolds, Austin Littrell
Inquiries: Please email Hosts Keith Reynolds (kreynolds@mjhlifesciences.com) or Austin Littrell (alittrell@mjhlifesciences.com) with feedback, questions, guest suggestions and more.


Episode Date
S1 Ep164: Pay is up, productivity is down. Is it sustainable? With Andy Swanson of MGMA
Jul 02, 2026
S1 Ep163: What physicians need to know about Medicare's new obesity drug coverage, with Tracy Zvenyach, Ph.D., M.S., RN, of the Obesity Action Coalition
Jun 29, 2026
S1 Ep162: From hello to hired, with Trent Cotton of iCIMS
Jun 25, 2026
S1 Ep161: The No Surprises Act's new payment dispute rule, with Anders Gilberg of MGMA
Jun 22, 2026
S1 Ep160: How to sell your practice, with Kevin Baker of Emergency Care Partners
Jun 18, 2026
S1 Ep159: The new front door to health care, with Andrea Giamalva, M.D., FAAFP, of Experity
Jun 15, 2026
S1 Ep158: Cash-only practice, with John C. Cianca, M.D., FAAPMR, president of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Jun 11, 2026
S1 Ep157: From spreadsheets to strategy, with Melinda Mastel, MBA, MS, of the Medical College of Wisconsin
Jun 08, 2026
S1 Ep156: Why where you live may matter more than how you're treated, with experts from the Physicians Foundation
Jun 04, 2026
S1 Ep155: What doctors don't know about their own finances, with Michael Jerkins, M.D., M.Ed., and Jillian Vestal, J.D., of Panacea Financial
Jun 01, 2026
S1 Ep154: The time is now for physician-owned hospitals, with Carlos Cardenas, M.D., president of Physician-Led Healthcare for America
May 28, 2026
S1 Ep153: Leadership lessons, with Leon Moores, M.D.
May 25, 2026
S1 Ep152: The secret to winning payer negotiations, with Doral Jacobson, MBA, FACMPE, of Prosper Beyond VBC
May 21, 2026
S1 Ep151: Make the right thing the easy thing, with David Carmouche, M.D., of Lumeris
May 18, 2026
S1 Ep150: Shadow AI: It's already in your practice, with Asha Palmer, J.D., of Skillsoft
May 14, 2026
S1 Ep149: Rebuilding vaccine trust, with David Dodd of GeoVax
May 11, 2026
S1 Ep148: The real problem with health care, with Melissa Lucarelli, M.D., FAAFP, and Erica Rowe Urquhart, M.D., Ph.D., MBA
May 07, 2026
S1 Ep147: Why getting paid keeps getting harder, with Roshan Patel of Arrow
May 04, 2026
S1 Ep146: The primary care crisis, by the numbers, with experts from the Milbank Memorial Fund, the Physicians Foundation and the Robert Graham Center
Apr 30, 2026
S1 Ep145: The revenue cycle mistakes quietly draining your practice, with Kem Tolliver of Medical Revenue Cycle Specialists
Apr 27, 2026
S1 Ep144: The AI scribe era is here, with Robert Wachter, M.D., and more
Apr 23, 2026
S1 Ep143: Health care has an administrative crisis, with Anders Gilberg of MGMA
Apr 20, 2026
S1 Ep142: The legal risks of AI in your practice, with Dan Silverboard, J.D., of Holland & Knight
Apr 16, 2026
S1 Ep141: Meet the congressman trying to ban AI from Medicare, with Rep. Greg Landsman of Ohio
Apr 13, 2026
S1 Ep140: The AI enforcement era is here, with Pat Naples, J.D., of ArentFox Schiff
Apr 09, 2026
S1 Ep139: Tariffs and the medical device industry, with Casey Hite, CEO of Aeroflow Health
Apr 06, 2026
S1 Ep138: AI, layoffs and the law, with Christopher Mayer, J.D., of Frier Levitt
Apr 02, 2026
S1 Ep137: The war on health care fraud, with Shannon Sumner, CPA, CHC, of PYA
Mar 30, 2026
S1 Ep136: The financial forces threatening independent practice, with John Pack of Mitsubishi HC Capital America
Mar 26, 2026
S1 Ep135: The promises and limits of virtual care, with Sarah Matt, M.D., MBA
Mar 23, 2026
S1 Ep134: MIPS update, with 'MIPS Geek Guru' Holly Black of Sightview
Mar 19, 2026
S1 Ep133: State policy and the future of independent practice, with Charles Miller, J.D., of Texas 2036
Mar 16, 2026
S1 Ep132: PAs, AI and the onboarding problem, with Kelly Villella of Wolters Kluwer Health
Mar 12, 2026
S1 Ep131: The rise of osteopathic medicine, with Robert Cain, D.O., of AACOM
Mar 09, 2026
S1 Ep130: The true cost of workplace violence, with Andrea Greco of CENTEGIX
Mar 05, 2026
S1 Ep129: Staffing shortages and AI self-diagnosis, with Rosemarie Aznavorian, D.N.P., RN
Mar 02, 2026
S1 Ep128: Fraud, chargebacks and the future of medical payments, with Stephanie O’Connor of Wind River Payments
Feb 26, 2026
S1 Ep127: When ICE shows up: What medical practices need to know, with Katie Russell, J.D.
Feb 23, 2026
S1 Ep126: Health care's reset, with Shannon Sims, M.D., Ph.D., and Matthew Bates, M.P.H.
Feb 19, 2026
S1 Ep125: Site-neutral payment and independent practice, with Christopher M. Whaley, Ph.D.
Feb 16, 2026
S1 Ep124: The state of health care in 2026, with Richard Anderson, M.D., FACP, CEO of The Doctors Company and TDC Group
Feb 12, 2026
S1 Ep123: When patients ask AI first, with Amber Maraccini, Ph.D., M.A., of Medallia
Feb 09, 2026
S1 Ep122: Policy uncertainty in 2026, with Anders Gilberg of MGMA
Feb 05, 2026
S1 Ep121: Attending to patients and ourselves, with Melissa Lucarelli, M.D., FAAFP, and Ronald M. Epstein, M.D., FAAHPM
Feb 02, 2026
S1 Ep120: The biggest risks for physicians in 2026, with Peter Reilly of HUB International
Jan 29, 2026
S1 Ep119: The staffing squeeze, with Rihan Javid, D.O., J.D., of Edge
Jan 26, 2026
S1 Ep118: How to market an independent practice in 2026, with Carl White of MarketVisory Group
Jan 22, 2026
S1 Ep117: What patients are hearing, with Colleen Denny, M.D., FACOG
Jan 19, 2026
S1 Ep116: Financial independence, with Michael Jerkins, M.D., M.Ed.
Jan 15, 2026
S1 Ep115: Reinventing physician training, with AMGA President Jerry Penso, M.D., MBA, and Practicing Excellence founder Stephen Beeson, M.D.
Jan 12, 2026
S1 Ep114: What we get wrong about vaccine hesitancy, with David Higgins, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Jan 08, 2026
S1 Ep113: The 2025 Off the Chart Holiday Spectacular
Dec 22, 2025
S1 Ep112: Why leading physicians will move to concierge medicine in 2026 with Greg Grant of Specialdocs
Dec 22, 2025
S1 Ep111: The physician engagement crisis, with Bill Heller of CHG Healthcare
Dec 18, 2025
S1 Ep110: Vaccine skepticism, with Paul Offit, M.D.
Dec 15, 2025
S1 Ep109: Point-of-care testing with Daniel Krajcik, D.O., MBA
Dec 11, 2025
S1 Ep108: Confronting misinformation, with ACP President Jason Goldman, M.D., MACP
Dec 08, 2025
S1 Ep107: In defense of private equity, with Jared Rhoads, M.S., M.P.H., of the Center for Modern Health
Dec 04, 2025
S1 Ep106: The realities of running a medical practice, with David N. Gans, MSHA, FACMPE
Dec 01, 2025
S1 Ep105: Understanding ultraprocessed foods in the American diet, with Krista Blackwell, Ph.D.
Nov 27, 2025
S1 Ep104: Payer ownership and the future of primary care, with Loren Adler of the Brookings Institution
Nov 24, 2025
S1 Ep103: Physician mental health: A silent crisis, with Daniel Saddawi-Konefka, M.D., MBA, and Christine Yu Moutier, M.D.
Nov 20, 2025
S1 Ep102: The shutdown is over — now what? A conversation with Anders Gilberg of MGMA
Nov 17, 2025
S1 Ep101: Denied claims and AI, with Clarissa Riggins of Experian Health
Nov 13, 2025
S1 Ep100: 100 episodes of Off the Chart: A Business of Medicine Podcast
Nov 10, 2025
S1 Ep99: New lessons in lifestyle medicine, with Jennifer Trilk, Ph.D., FACSM, DipACLM
Nov 06, 2025
S1 Ep98: Fighting burnout, with Stefanie Simmons, M.D., FACEP, CMO of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation
Nov 03, 2025
S1 Ep97: AI, malpractice and the future of physician liability
Oct 30, 2025
S1 Ep96: Less paperwork, more patients, with David Ford, CEO of CMA Physician Services
Oct 27, 2025
S1 Ep95: The case for independent practice, with Paul Merrick, M.D., and Dan Greenleaf of Duly Health and Care
Oct 23, 2025
S1 Ep94: When ICE shows up at your practice, with Katie P. Russell, J.D., partner at Brown Immigration Law
Oct 20, 2025
S1 Ep93: Unpacking Medicare’s $15B skin substitute boom, with HHS-OIG Regional Inspector General David Tawes, M.A.
Oct 16, 2025
S1 Ep92: Building true wealth, with Bryan Jepson, M.D., CFP
Oct 13, 2025
S1 Ep91: The telehealth crisis of 2025, with Kyle Zebley, CEO, American Telemedicine Association
Oct 09, 2025
S1 Ep90: Medicine's broken workflow, with Kevin Schulman, M.D., MBA
Oct 06, 2025
S1 Ep89: Staying resilient with Andrew Swanson, M.P.A., FACMPE, of MGMA
Oct 02, 2025
S1 Ep88: Women in medicine month, with Yalda Jabbarpour, M.D., and Annie Koempel, Ph.D., M.A., RDN, LD
Sep 29, 2025
S1 Ep87: Challenging your limits, with Justin Osmond
Sep 25, 2025
S1 Ep86: The future of medical research, with Donald Berwick, M.D., M.P.P., senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Sep 22, 2025
S1 Ep85: Branding for physicians, with Scott Bartnick, CEO of Otter Public Relations
Sep 18, 2025
S1 Ep84: Food as medicine and the future of physician training, with David Eisenberg, M.D.
Sep 15, 2025
S1 Ep83: Community, leadership and mental health in medicine, with AOA President Robert Piccinini, D.O.
Sep 11, 2025
S1 Ep82: Practice leadership, with Kem Tolliver, FACMPE, CPC, CMOM, of Medical Revenue Cycle Specialists
Sep 08, 2025
S1 Ep81: AI safety and governance in health care, with Kedar Mate, M.D., of Qualified Health
Sep 04, 2025
S1 Ep80: Health equity and medical misinformation, with Gary Price, M.D., MBA, president of The Physicians Foundation
Sep 01, 2025
S1 Ep79: The state of health care policy, with Anders Gilberg, SVP of government affairs at MGMA
Aug 25, 2025
S1 Ep78: What the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule means for RPM, with Lucienne Marie Ide, M.D., Ph.D.
Aug 18, 2025
S1 Ep77: What's broken in health care, with Marschall Runge, M.D., Ph.D.
Aug 11, 2025
S1 Ep76: What AI can (and can't) do for prior authorizations, with Brad Boyd of BDO USA
Aug 04, 2025
Special Report: 60 years of Medicare
Jul 30, 2025
S1 Ep75: Physician struggles, with AMA President Bobby Mukkamala, M.D. (Part 2)
Jul 28, 2025
S1 Ep74: From patient to president, with AMA President Bobby Mukkamala, M.D. (Part 1)
Jul 21, 2025
S1 Ep73: Why physicians are suing RFK Jr., with attorney Richard H. Hughes IV, J.D., M.P.H.
Jul 14, 2025
S1 Ep72: Medicare reform with Susan Dentzer of America's Physician Groups
Jul 07, 2025
S1 Ep71: Agentic AI with Isaac Park of Keebler Health
Jun 30, 2025
S1 Ep70: The state of private practice with Paul Berggreen, M.D., of AIMPA
Jun 23, 2025
S1 Ep69: The physician shortage with Brian McKillop of AMN Healthcare
Jun 16, 2025
S1 Ep68: Hidden risks of prescribing GLP-1 drugs with Ericka L. Adler, J.D., of Roetzel & Andress
Jun 09, 2025
S1 Ep67: Immigration policy and the physician shortage with Thomas E. Price, M.D.
Jun 02, 2025
S1 Ep66: AI diagnostic tools with Mark Daly of Digital Diagnostics
May 27, 2025
S1 Ep65: Patient autonomy with Jeffrey A. Singer, M.D.
May 19, 2025
S1 Ep64: The new standard for medical malpractice with Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD
May 12, 2025
Physician panel: Navigating the 2025 vaccination crisis
May 07, 2025
S1 Ep63: Healthy eating with Chef Dr. Mike
May 05, 2025
S1 Ep62: Physician financial mistakes with The White Coat Investor
Apr 28, 2025
S1 Ep61: Prior authorization with Heather Bassett, MD
Apr 21, 2025
S1 Ep60: Strategic planning with Stephen A. Dickens of SVMIC
Apr 14, 2025
S1 Ep59: AI and claim denials with Neal K. Shah, co-founder of Counterforce Health
Apr 07, 2025
S1: Special Report: Medical Economics Insider
Mar 31, 2025
S1 Ep58: Patient safety with Leah Binder of The Leapfrog Group
Mar 31, 2025
S1 Ep57: Tariffs and the medical device industry with Rohit Harve of PA Consulting
Mar 24, 2025
S1 Ep56: Leading a successful practice with Zed Williamson of Physician Growth Accelerator
Mar 17, 2025
S1 Ep55: Selling your practice with Ericka Adler of Roetzel & Andress
Mar 10, 2025
Breakthroughs in Atopic Dermatitis, with Linda Stein Gold, MD
Mar 09, 2025
S1 Ep54: Medicare cuts and physician challenges with Norman K. "Kip" Beals III, MD
Mar 03, 2025
S1 Ep53: Practice employee safety with Andrea Greco of CENTEGIX
Feb 24, 2025
S1 Ep52: Private equity and hospital consolidation with Yashaswini Singh, PhD, MPH
Feb 17, 2025
S1 Ep51: Ransomware gangs with Ferhat Dikbiyik, of cybersecurity firm Black Kite
Feb 10, 2025
S1 Ep50: Direct primary care with Maryal Concepcion, MD, FAAFP
Feb 03, 2025
S1 Ep49: Washington update with Anders Gilberg, of MGMA
Jan 27, 2025
S1 Ep48: The top risks for medical practices in 2025 with Peter H. Reilly
Jan 20, 2025
S1 Ep47: Weight loss drugs with Robert Kushner, MD
Jan 13, 2025
S1 Ep46: Social media health information with Richard Miller, MD
Jan 06, 2025
S1 Ep45: Vaccine hesitancy with Jay W. Lee, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Dec 02, 2024
S1 Ep44: Noncompete clauses with Emma Schuering, JD
Nov 18, 2024
S1 Ep43: The Physician's Guide to Running for Office
Nov 04, 2024
S1 Ep42: Patient management challenges with Dr. Eve Cunningham of Providence
Oct 21, 2024
S1 Ep41: Burnout with Dr. Roger Kapoor
Oct 07, 2024
S2 Ep1: Primary Viewpoints: Immunizations with Dr. Steven P. Furr
Sep 30, 2024
S1 Ep40: Malpractice caps and nuclear verdicts with Bob White, the Doctors Company
Sep 20, 2024
S1 Ep39: Negotiating with payers with Scott Dewey, chief managed care officer at PayrHealth
Sep 06, 2024
S1: Special Bulletin: 2024 Tri-State Healthcare Leaders Conference
Sep 04, 2024
S1: Special Bulletin: 95th Physician Report highlights state of the medical profession
Aug 28, 2024
S1 Ep38: Maintenance of certification with Furman S. McDonald, MD, incoming president of ABIM
Aug 23, 2024
S1 Ep37: Physicians finances with Steven P. Furr, MD of AAFP
Aug 09, 2024
S1 Ep36: Food insecurity programs with Alex Ashbrook, FRAC
Jul 26, 2024
S1 Ep35: Joseph Betancourt, MD, on health care consolidation
Jul 12, 2024
S1 Ep34: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Jun 28, 2024
S1 Ep33: How behavioral health integration benefits primary care
May 13, 2024
S1 Ep32: How AI could threaten the privacy of patient health data
Feb 08, 2024
S1 Ep31: Is too much regulation stifling medical innovation?
Oct 10, 2023
S1 Ep30: How scientific denialism undermines public health
Mar 09, 2023
S1 Ep29: It's not just money: why disparities in access to health care have been growing
Dec 14, 2022
S1 Ep28: Artificial Intelligence in medicine: what it means for primary care
Oct 17, 2022
S1 Ep27: Implementing Value-Based Care with Annual Wellness Visits
Sep 29, 2022
S1 Ep26: How health care stakeholders are working together to improve care equity
Aug 11, 2022
S1 Ep25: How Humana is using a value-based program to transform health care for seniors
Jun 02, 2022
S1 Ep24: Helping Ukraine: One doctor's efforts to provide medical supplies
Apr 11, 2022
S1 Ep23: How clinicians in two states are using health information exchanges to send and receive patient social health data
Jan 10, 2022
S1 Ep22: How PCPs can help patients lower risks of cardiovascular disease caused by air pollution
Dec 17, 2021
S1 Ep32: Asset Protection and Financial Planning
Dec 04, 2021
S1 Ep34: Reducing burnout with medical scribes
Nov 27, 2021
S1 Ep21: What is the Information Blocking Rule, and what does it mean for doctors and patients?
Nov 16, 2021
S1 Ep33: How to Reduce Surprise Billing in Your Practice
Nov 13, 2021
S1 Ep31: Digital Marketing for Independent Practices
Oct 23, 2021
S1 Ep30: The Virtual Waiting Room
Oct 09, 2021
S1 Ep20: Vaccine mandates: The do's and don'ts for medical practices
Sep 27, 2021
S1 Ep29: Cognitive Biases in Healthcare
Sep 25, 2021
S1 Ep28: Combating "Point Solution Fatigue"
Sep 11, 2021
S1 Ep19: How one small-town physician is convincing his patients to get vaccinated for COVID-19
Sep 02, 2021
S1 Ep27: The Paperless Practice: Virtual care strategies
Aug 28, 2021
S1 Ep26: Augmented Reality in Healthcare
Aug 14, 2021
S1 Ep18: How a practice's culture influences physician burnout
Jul 27, 2021
S1 Ep25: Malpractice Claims and Artificial Intelligence
Jul 17, 2021
S1 Ep24: Certifying Your Communications Technology is Secure
Jul 03, 2021
S1 Ep23: Avoiding Claims Denials in Your Practice
Jun 19, 2021
S1 Ep17: The new priorities for health IT
Jun 16, 2021
S1 Ep22: Document Automation, Data Extraction for Independent Practices
Jun 05, 2021
S1 Ep21: Overcoming Value-Based Care Hesitations
May 22, 2021
S1 Ep20: Increasing health literacy levels in your patient populations
May 08, 2021
S1 Ep16: Easing the prior authorization process
May 03, 2021
S1 Ep19: Real Estate Transactions for Physician Practice Owners
Apr 24, 2021
S1 Ep15: Can artificial intelligence reduce prescribing errors?
Apr 09, 2021
S1 Ep18: Managing your practice's clinical capacity
Apr 03, 2021
S1 Ep17: Specialty telemedicine for independent practices
Mar 27, 2021
S1 Ep14: How PBMs drive up prescription drug prices
Mar 22, 2021
S1 Ep16: Combating burnout in physician practices
Mar 13, 2021
S1 Ep15: Addressing patient suicide risks in your practice
Feb 27, 2021
S1 Ep13: How the COVID pandemic can reduce health care inequity
Feb 26, 2021
S1 Ep14: Preparing for end-of-life conversations with patients
Feb 13, 2021
S1 Ep12: Telehealth's long-term impact on the business of medicine
Jan 29, 2021
S1 Ep13: Surprise Billing in Your Practice
Jan 23, 2021
S1 Ep12: Prior Authorizations with Paul Joiner
Jan 09, 2021
S1 Ep11: Establishing Telehealth Services at Your Practice
Dec 26, 2020
S1 Ep11: The growing role of remote patient monitoring devices
Dec 21, 2020
S1 Ep10: Developing and Maintaining Patient Communication Strategies
Dec 12, 2020
S1 Ep10: Finding financing for medical practices
Nov 23, 2020
S1 Ep9: Coding Q&A 2: Problem management credits; A/P notes for AWVs
Nov 21, 2020
S1 Ep8: Financial Clearance and Patient Advocacy
Nov 07, 2020
S1 Ep9: What happens if the Affordable Care Act is overturned?—Part 2
Nov 06, 2020
S1 Ep8: What happens if the Affordable Care Act is overturned?—part 1
Oct 30, 2020
S1 Ep7: Coding Column Q&A 1: Mixing provider types, protocols, and patient behavior
Oct 24, 2020
S1 Ep7: Will the COVID-19 pandemic change primary care?
Oct 23, 2020
S1 Ep6: Practice Financing Part 2: Patient Lending Programs
Oct 10, 2020
S1 Ep6: Addressing the challenge of the underinsured
Oct 07, 2020
S1 Ep5: Practice Financing Part 1: Loans and Credit Cards
Sep 26, 2020
S1 Ep5: The physician employment outlook
Sep 15, 2020
S1 Ep4: Practice Administration Stability and Key Determinants of Success
Sep 12, 2020
S1 Ep3: Cybersecurity Breach Reports During the Pandemic
Sep 05, 2020
S1 Ep2: Regulatory Updates and New Claim Threats Stemming from the Pandemic
Aug 29, 2020
S1 Ep4: Saving for retirement
Aug 17, 2020
S1 Ep1: Use Empathy to Improve Collections
Aug 15, 2020
S1 Ep3: How doctors can form meaningful relationships with patients they treat episodically or virtually
Aug 05, 2020
S1 Ep2: How can we save primary care?
Jul 28, 2020