Week of October 18, 2025: New data: Why patients leave their doctors + 2026 CPT code updates

Weekly Newsletter, October 17, 2025
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This week, get strategies to strengthen your practice’s finances, compliance, and coding.

This week, we're tackling the revenue leaks quietly draining your practice — from unworked denials to patient confusion about the Big Beautiful Bill — and showing you exactly how to fix them. 

Get actionable strategies to promote financial literacy, navigate new RPM policy challenges, and retain patients even as healthcare grows more complex. Plus, access 2026 updates to the AMA CPT code set your practice needs to know.

FREE WEBINAR

Where your revenue is leaking — and how to fix it

The Intake Tebra free webinar fix revenue leaks

Silent financial leaks — unworked denials, missed copays, slow payer follow-up — can quietly drain your bottom line. In fact, 90% of practices that verify insurance in advance cut claim rejections by up to 70%, while nearly a quarter lose $3,200–$6,800 each month to patient no-shows.

Register now for this live, interactive session on October 23. You’ll learn how to spot, measure, and fix these revenue leaks — so you can protect cash flow and strengthen your financial health right away. You’ll also walk away with a practical playbook you can put to work the same day.

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The Big Beautiful Bill in practice

A new law aims to reform US healthcare, but patients and providers are already reporting more confusion, mistrust, and administrative burden.

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