New research published this month in Health Affairs challenges a common assumption about physician workload.   When primary care physicians scale back on appointments, you'd expect their workload to decrease proportionally - less patient volume should mean less work, right?  The February 2026 study reveals the opposite.  Physicians who reduced their appointment volume by 33% saw their EHR time fall by only 21%  - and the time spent in the EHR per visit actually increased.  Fe

Why AI-powered clinical operations are essential for expanding primary care access   NACHC is calling for a triple double in primary care by 2030: double primary care spending to 10% of total healthcare spending, double CHC patients served to 20% of Americans, and double the proportion of physicians entering primary care to 40% of new graduates.  As Dr. Asaf Bitton, Executive Director of Ariadne Labs, put it: "Primary care is the only part of the health care system in which i

athenahealth recently identified  7 key challenges facing independent practices - from declining reimbursements to administrative burnout. But there's a common thread running through nearly all of them:  the clinical inbox .   Your daily avalanche of labs, refills, and clinical documents isn't just another task. It's the central nervous system of primary care. And when it's broken, every other challenge gets exponentially worse.  The Problem: Inbox Overload is a Force Multipl

The holiday season is the perfect time to step away, recharge, and spend time with the people who matter most. But taking real time off as a primary care physician requires more than just setting your out-of-office message. It requires a plan for your clinical inbox. Because without one, time off comes with a cost: the guilt of knowing what's piling up, the anxiety of wondering if something urgent is being missed, and the dread of what Monday morning will look like when you r