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Should You Sell Your Practice?
To sell or not to sell: That seems to be the question that so many physicians in independent practices are asking. But maybe you should be asking something different?

 

The Fine Print of Physician Employment Contracts
What you need to do, see, hear, and understand before signing anything.
Also see: Understanding Employment and Partnership Contracts

 

Employed vs. Private Physician
More physicians are opting for employment over the partnership track, hoping to avoid the headaches and hassles of owning a business. But is that that the right choice for you? Here’s some guidance from the experts to help you decide.

 

Employing Your Spouse at Your Medical Practice
Having your soul mate at the office is great, but beware of bringing personal issues into your practice.
 

 
Physicians Who Give, Receive
Tips, hints, and advice for participating in effective and rewarding philanthropy.
 
 

Video: How Physicians Can Manage Stress
Dr. Kathleen Hall of The Stress Institute discusses easy tips for physicians to manage stress and prevent burnout.

 

The Future of Healthcare Revealed
It's 2025. Do you know what your profession looks like? Advances in care delivery and technology are taking root now that could significantly change the way care is delivered. Some of healthcare's innovative thinkers and practitioners give us their predictions for the future.

 

Related stories from our Practice Notes blog:

 

Going into Medicine ‘to Help People’ Not a Bad Reason at All

Ancillary Services: Making the Most of Your Medical Practice

Intangible Elements of Successful Medical Practice Leaders

What Does the Physician Practice of the Future Look Like? 

The Pros and Cons of Private Practice 

Emerging from the Valley of Physician Burnout

Balancing a Patient’s Request with a Physician’s Ethical Standards

Why Recruiters Are Favoring Less Experienced Physicians

Why I Practice Medicine from the Back of an Ambulance, Not an Office

Physician Credentialing: Worth Getting Right to Get Paid

Tips to Recruit Physicians in a Competitive Market

Will I Still Be Able to Practice My Way as a Hospital Employee?

Four Mistakes Physicians Make With Their Personal Finances 

Physician Burnout Signs, Symptoms May Differ By Gender 

Staffing Will Be ‘Significant’ Future Challenge at Medical Practices

Membership Model Medical Practice — Works for Some, Not Others 
Physicians Leading Majority of ACOs in Medicare Shared Savings Program 
Primary Care’s Potential New Partner: Public Health  
How Physician Stress Levels Vary By Age, Experience, and Workplace 
Young Physicians Less Optimistic Due to Health Reform 
 


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May 1, 2012
A Prescription Can't Help Physicians, Patients Achieve Work-life Balance
As a physician, I know the solution to physiologically impossible tasks doesn't lie in a prescription bottle. I'm having a hard time getting that message across to patients, however. More »
April 24, 2012
When Your Paycheck Affects Physician Work-Life Balance
Physicians don't often acknowledge the positives that push us into unfavorable work-life balance — a larger salary, another publication for your resume, one more set of letters to add to your signature line. More »
April 14, 2012
How Physician Stress Levels Vary By Age, Experience, and Workplace
How stressed are you compared to your physician colleagues? More »
April 10, 2012
Balancing Medical Practice, Family Life Takes Many Paths
Family provides a lesson in work-life balance and being happy with the choices you make in your roles at home and at your practice. More »
April 3, 2012
The Demands of Running a Medical Practice Can Throw a Physician Off Balance
I’m still a doctor, which has never been and will never be a straight 9-to-5 job. Demands, like patients, are unpredictable and often non-negotiable. More »
March 27, 2012
What the Muppets Can Teach Physicians about Work-life Balance
Making a big leap forward in your career without looking back as a physician is scary, but take a tip from Gonzo the Great. More »
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In this video from MGMA 2011, physician coach Michelle Mudge-Riley offers two examples of physicians about to go off the rails. Disruptive physician behavior, she suggests, is best overcome by listening carefully and channeling energy where it can help, instead of of hurt.

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Electronic Risk Assessment at Check-in Time Offers Financial, Patient Benefits
Marisa Torrieri , May 21, 2012

An increasing number of medical practices are finding that electronic check-ins go beyond entering basic data and verifying insurance.

Making Public Health Policy and Economics a Priority
Bryan R. Fine, MD, MPH , May 21, 2012

Public health as an important part of an allopathic, clinical program may be intuitive to some, but implementing it is still a challenge.

When Doctor's Get Sick, Patients Should Understand
Melissa Young, MD , May 21, 2012

With my associate out, we've had to do some patient shuffling and not every patient has been accepting about our situation.




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Lisa Bero: taking the path of most resistance : The Lancet
www.thelancet.com - 5/19/12
Lisa Bero: taking the path of most resistance. By - David Holmes
David Southall: anatomy of a wrecked career | BMJ
www.bmj.com - 5/16/12
What went wrong?Southalls problems date back to the mid-1980s when, as a specialist in babies breathing problems at the Royal Brompton in London, he couldnt fathom why some babies would stop breathing for no apparent reason. With the cooperation of police and social services, he set up a system of covert video surveillance, which proved that some parents were deliberately suffocating their children. He was hailed by the profession for his pioneering papers, but he became the target of a vitriolic
PLoS Pathogens: Global Analysis of the Evolution and Mechanism of Echinocandin Resistance in Candida glabrata
www.plospathogens.org - 5/17/12
From molecules to physiology
JAMA Network | JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association | The Question of Improvement
jama.jamanetwork.com - 5/16/12
That would depend on what QI 1 7 is. Because I have spent the better part of the last 30 years of my career trying to improve health care, I may
PLoS ONE: Serratamolide is a Hemolytic Factor Produced by Serratia marcescens
www.plosone.org - 5/16/12
PLoS ONE: an inclusive, peer-reviewed, open-access resource from the PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE. Reports of well-performed scientific studies from all disciplines freely available to the whole world.

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