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Practice Management & Hospital Operations
A Clinician-Led Approach to Improving Patient Experience Without Added Burden
Apr 27, 2026
Patient experience impacts quality, safety, and operational performance. ApolloMD’s clinician-led approach helps hospitals strengthen communication, align teams, and improve patient satisfaction scores through practical strategies that integrate into existing workflows without adding burden to staff.
Perspectives
Perspectives 
Leadership & Strategy
#YoginUnplugged | May 7, 2025
May 07, 2025
In this episode, Yogin covers the latest healthcare headlines including FDA layoffs and rehiring efforts, a DOJ investigation into Medicare Advantage kickbacks, Aetna’s upcoming ACA exchange exit, reinstated funding for the Women’s Health Initiative, updates to the Safe to Sleep campaign, rising hospital financial pressures, a surge in measles cases, political bias in medical journals, and the link between plastics and cardiovascular health risks.
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Leadership & Strategy
#YoginUnplugged | April 23, 2025
Apr 23, 2025
In this episode, Yogin dives into: Medicaid Cuts on the Horizon, Reimbursement Shifts, Measles Outbreak, and Autism Trends Under Review.
Clinician Spotlight
Clinician Spotlight 
Emergency Medicine
Lauren Izzell, FNP-C
Apr 18, 2025
Lauren Izzell, FNP-C, had just finished an evening shift when she received a call from her close friend, the patient. The quick response from Lauren and coordinated actions of the UNC Health Southeastern Emergency and OBGYN teams, saved this patient’s life.
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Leadership & Strategy
#YoginUnplugged | April 7, 2025
Apr 07, 2025
In this episode, Yogin dives into: ACA Marketplace Growth Measles Cases Continuing to Rise Nationwide Emergency Medicine Match Day Trends
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Healthcare Industry
Navigating the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Apr 01, 2025
On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled the Final Rule for the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), offering critical guidance for eligible clinicians and groups participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and the Quality Payment Program (QPP). As we navigate these changes, it’s essential to highlight key updates and their implications for MIPS reporting
Clinician Spotlight
Emergency Medicine
Brent Curry, PA-C
Mar 25, 2025
Brent Curry, PA-C is the Lead Advanced Practice Clinician practicing emergency medicine at UNC Health Blue Ridge – Morganton. Brent encountered a patient referred by urgent care for worsening eye swelling and a presumed allergic reaction. His clinical expertise and persistence ensured the patient received the life-saving care she needed just in time.
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Clinician Lifestyle & Wellness
Job-Hunting in Health Care? Ask Questions About the Company’s Support of Employee Health
Mar 10, 2025
Because of their unique roles and insights into the country’s health care system, physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses and other medical professionals are likely to ask prospective employers targeted questions about how they define and support employee health and wellness.
Clinician Spotlight
Emergency Medicine
Terence Kolb, MD
Feb 20, 2025
Terence Kolb, MD is a practicing Emergency Medicine physician at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, NC. Dr. Kolb, with guidance from Duke specialists, successfully executed a high-risk LVAD system restart, stabilizing the patient just in time. Read more about how his leadership, quick decision-making, and coordination with Duke’s team, alongside the dedicated efforts of the nursing staff, ICU team, and APC Dave Bennett, turned a near-impossible situation into a success.
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Practice Management & Hospital Operations
Emerging Solutions & Technologies at RelyMD are Expanding Access to Medical Care
Feb 12, 2025
A worried, homebound patient whose asthma medication has run out logs into the RelyMD telehealth platform. He hasn’t been able to reach his primary care physician and is hoping to avoid an emergency room visit. The RelyMD doctor, a board-certified physician, assesses the patient, renews the prescription, schedules a rideshare service to and from the nearest 24-hour pharmacy, and initiates a call-back hours later to make sure the patient’s symptoms have eased.
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Healthcare Industry
ACEP Reimbursement & Coding Conference 2025
Feb 11, 2025
At the 2025 ACEP Reimbursement & Coding Conference, experts examined the financial toll of the No Surprises Act (NSA), with out-of-network strategies now yielding losses. Key topics included schedule management, physician compensation, and systemic solutions supporting autonomy. ACEP highlighted ED boarding, Medicare compliance, scope of practice defense, and insurer accountability as top advocacy areas
Clinician Spotlight
Emergency Medicine
Allissa Stallman, PA-C
Jan 29, 2025
Allissa Stallman, PA-C is an Advanced Practice Clinician practicing emergency medicine at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Allissa identified the urgency of an elderly woman’s symptoms and acted swiftly. Her decisive actions and compassionate approach exemplified the highest standards of care, leaving a lasting impact on the patient and her family.
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Clinician Career Growth & Development
Precision Leadership is Our Key to Sustaining Success
Jan 24, 2025
In a year marked by ApolloMD’s extraordinary organic growth and expansion in several states with new health care partners, I can’t help but shake this feeling: we are winning the lottery. Hear me out, please, and let me start with a question based on the concept of “precision,” especially as it relates to leadership, patient care, and health care delivery at ApolloMD.
Clinician Spotlight
Emergency Medicine
Eric Dirks, DO
Dec 13, 2024
Dr. Eric Dirks is an Emergency Medicine physician at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Dr. Dirks demonstrated exceptional attentiveness and compassion when he recognized a patient in distress after a prolonged wait in the emergency department lobby. His swift actions in assessing the patient’s condition and initiating appropriate treatment led to the patient’s stabilization.
Case Study
Case Study 
Hospital Medicine
Dramatic Decrease in GMLOS O/E
Nov 27, 2024
Hospitalist Medical Director Dr. Lynn Crawford sought to bring change to her department in a 434-bed, tertiary care hospital in a major metropolitan city.
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Clinicians
Servant Leadership in Healthcare: Dr. Scott Centers’ Selfless Approach
Nov 26, 2024
Service to others. It’s a key theme in the professions that Dr. Scott Centers has embraced throughout his 32-year career:…