Healthcare Careers

Physicians should plan for a certain level of income in retirement, but must also accept the many variables they can't control.

While the concept of physicians disclosing potential wrongdoing might appear valid on paper, it is actually more trouble that it is worth.

Change can impact a physician’s two key risk exposures: professional liability and long-term disability. Here's how to reduce your risks.

Should a physician use her knowledge and craft as a way to help a suffering patient end his life? Here are two sides of the argument.

Here are some questions that can help physicians and medical practice managers determine if they can safely take on more responsibilities.

Here are five ways certified PAs are helping to solve the nation’s rural health challenges.

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.

I have heard some physicians use malpractice risks as a reason to not work with PAs. Here's how I respond.

Internists, family physicians, and other physicians are often named in cardiology-related malpractice claims. Here are some ways to lessen your risks.

Court determines that an illegal referral can exist even if a physician plays no role in determining what provider a patient obtains services from.

Here are four ways primary-care physicians can better collaborate with spine specialists for coordinated patient care.

For us, the health insurance companies represent a huge problem. We believe the solution is single payer, and we’re doing something about it.

For many physicians, art and jewelry are good investments - but not necessarily in the financial sense.

Everyone wants to be a better manager, but with so many potential areas for improvement, where does one start? Here are three suggestions from experts.

I hate to think that medicine will become like a cookbook, because there are so many things that just don’t fit inside the box.

Without a compromise by March 31, physicians treating Medicare patients will face a 21 percent reduction in payments. But there is hope.

Advice for physicians currently serving as mentors to other physicians.

My week started with three deliveries in less than 24 hours. The last one occurred a mere 40 minutes before my first patient visit Tuesday morning.

Changes in healthcare mean considering different compensation models, including alignment compensation.

Many physicians compare efforts to initiate policy changes to trying to move a mountain with a shovel, and indeed it sometimes takes just as long.

How can we be leaders, physicians may ask, when often we are overwhelmed by the daily challenge to survive? I contend that we have no choice.

We asked physicians, "What is the most important trait for today's doctors to possess?" Here's what they said.

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

Why physicians may want to proceed cautiously when considering delayed annuities with guaranteed withdrawal benefits.

A new ranking of best states for physicians to practice by the AAPS has its limits, but provides interesting food for thought.