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The physician-facing conversation: practice owners, clinicians, and healthcare operators on the shows that shape private practice.
Refreshed nightly · readings through August 5, 2026
What the Medical conversation reads like
Sentiment across the five topics we score, measured only on medical shows. Trailing 30 days against the same window a quarter ago; thin cuts fall back to a 90-day read.
Future Outlook
73.4
Economy
44.5
Industry Forecast
57.8
AI
58.6
Innovation
69.5
Future Outlook
12-mo avg 76.6 · points from average
Economy
12-mo avg 45.5 · points from average
Industry Forecast
12-mo avg 57.6 · points from average
AI
12-mo avg 54.9 · points from average
Innovation
12-mo avg 69.3 · points from average
Each topic against its own 12-month average (the zero line), within medical shows only. Above means the conversation is running hotter than normal for that topic; below, cooler.
Latest in Medical
newest across the tracked shows
Aug 5, 2026
Are Doctors Fairly Paid? Inside the 2026 Compensation Data
Jimmy Turner and Justin Harvey analyze Medscape's 2026 physician compensation report, which surveyed approximately 6,000 doctors across 29+ specialties. They examine four key findings: 28% of physicians report earnings below family needs despite earning $266K–$417K; a paradox where 53% feel personally fairly compensated but 61% believe the profession is underpaid; 70% of doctors rarely or never negotiate compensation due to employer "no negotiation" policies; and 40% maintain side gigs outside clinical medicine. The hosts discuss how fixed compensation models suppress high performers, moral injury from insurance denials, and why autonomy losses drive physicians toward entrepreneurship.
EP357 : Get Your Time Back: Introducing The 5 Minute Protocol.
Dr. Mike Woo-Ming presents the '5 Minute Protocol,' a system for physicians to delegate non-clinical work to AI tools by treating them as a chief of staff rather than just tools. The episode covers three practical applications: automated patient education letters, weekly CEO reviews of practice metrics, and a delegation filter to categorize tasks. Woo-Ming emphasizes that physicians have a delegation problem, not a time problem, and shows how to reclaim approximately 5 hours per week through simple AI prompts and review workflows.
Aug 4, 2026
109. The 90-Day Test: Would Your Practice Survive Without You? — The Four-Part Practice Evaluation
Dr. Tony Ebel presents a four-part framework for evaluating the health and value of a chiropractic family practice. The evaluation progresses through clinical results (miracle metrics and transformation outcomes), patient experience (NPS and satisfaction metrics), business scoreboards and financial KPIs (with emphasis on care plan compliance), and finally longevity, scalability, and sellability (including monthly recurring revenue and reducing key-person dependency). Ebel emphasizes that clinical results form the foundation upon which all other metrics depend, and that building a practice to run without the owner creates both immediate freedom and long-term sale value.
#69: 10 Things Patients See Before They Meet You
Dr. Britney Ingerson, host of Hanging a Shingle, walks through 10 critical touchpoints that shape patient perceptions before they ever meet a physician in the exam room. Drawing from her own recent private practice launch, she covers Google listings, websites, online reviews, parking/exterior, front door signage, staff appearance, waiting rooms, front desk interactions, new patient paperwork, and the walk to the exam room. The episode emphasizes that exceptional patient experiences are built through multiple intentional small decisions that communicate care and trustworthiness from the very first interaction.
The Testing Psychologist Podcast
Aug 3, 2026
590. The Impact of Interpreters in Neuropsychology w/ Ashby Martin
Ashby Martin, a neuroscience researcher, discusses his dissertation research examining interpreter-mediated neuropsychological assessment outcomes for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). Analyzing 50 years of clinical data from the University of Iowa, Martin found that interpreter-mediated assessments resulted in significantly lower average performance (2nd percentile vs. 7th percentile for matched English-speaking controls) and increased score variability. However, when clinicians fluent in the patient's native language conducted assessments directly, this performance gap disappeared, suggesting that improved interpreter training and certification standards may enhance diagnostic accuracy.
S1 Ep173: The patient access blind spot, with Mindy Fortson of Experian Health
Mindy Fortson, Chief Operating Officer of Experian Health, discusses findings from the company's 2026 State of Patient Access Survey, revealing a significant perception gap where 46% of healthcare providers report improved patient access while only 18% of patients agree. The conversation explores key barriers to access including prior authorization complexity, insurance verification delays, and the inability to provide accurate cost estimates upfront—a finding Fortson characterizes as a public health rather than revenue problem. Fortson emphasizes the critical role of automation and AI in addressing administrative burdens in front-office operations and improving patient financial transparency.
The Medical roster
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