Employment

It takes a lifetime of planning to ensure you can retire according to plan. Here are some steps to make it a reality.

With the future of healthcare as uncertain as ever, now is the time for physicians to step up and take a leadership role.

Physicians share what their career paths might have look like, had they not gone into medicine.

Reviewing your software programs, logins, and EHR users can not only save you money, it should be a quarterly requirement in your medical practice.

Here are a few areas of a typical non-compete clause to look closer at when signing your employment contract.

Two proposed hospital mergers could create monopolies for patients in Pennsylvania and Illinois respectively. Why do federal judges let them happen?

In this edition of the Physicians Practice Pearls Podcast, we speak with Anupam Jena, a researcher who studied the pay disparity between black and white physicians. Why do black physicians earn significantly less?

Dr. Melissa Young talks about the moral dilemma that doctors face when they have to receive care, perhaps from someone they know.

Dr. Daniel Hoffman writes about making a connection with his patients that he does not think you can get when you are employed.

For PHOs and super groups, one practice's misstep to put everyone at risk. Here are six potential threats to avoid and the best way to stay safe.

While EHRs are important to analyze in any merger, don't forget to assess and formulate a strategy for your compliance technology as well.

A recent U.S. Tax Court ruling should provide food for thought for physicians accepting guaranteed bonus payments from their hospital employer.

Employed physicians lose many of the tax advantages and other benefits of running their own practice. Here are some ways to counteract the negative effects.

As the pressure on healthcare organizations increases, physicians need to mobilize, find strength in numbers, and take a stand if they want change.

With 30-plus years in the hospital business, here are three secrets about the physicians hospitals hire and those who are most valued.

Based on my own experiences as a locum tenens physician, I believe that it is one of the best opportunities available to private practice physicians.

Here are six key forces that will influence the future relationship of hospitals and physicians and their likely outcomes.

Hospitals go to great lengths to control physicians. They take undeserved public credit for physicians’ work. Curiously, physicians capitulate. Why?

Physicians, at least those who find private practice attractive, should develop proposals and present those to hospital leaders when it comes to partnerships.

A recent survey reveals that physicians who leave employment for private practice are happier than those that leave private practice for employment.

Market forces are driving new healthcare models, so it's critical to look at your practice's future. And collaboration may be the key to any kind of longevity.

What’s the secret to finding a great job at a hospital or facility? I recently met with physician recruiters from various hospitals. Here's what they said.

Leasing your medical practice to a hospital? You may want to consider these 15 contract provisions to ensure your practice is protected for the future.

In the new value-based reimbursement environment, co-management arrangements can align the interests of physicians and hospitals. Here's what you need to know.

Hospitals are gearing up for shared risk and quality requirements under the Affordable Care Act that will affect hospital-physician interaction.