Healthcare Careers

Done haphazardly or postponed until a month before a new physician starts, sloppy credentialing can spell cash-flow delays and more. Here's how to do it right.

The U.S. is home to more than 192,000 nurse practitioners, with more than 14,000 new graduates every year. Here's what physicians should know about them.

Many doctors experience a large gap between what they typically earn and their disability benefits. Here are five strategies to better protect yourself.

By prioritizing physician leadership, you can help your practice successfully navigate the changing landscape of American healthcare.

A new Missouri law creates a licensed healthcare provider called an “assistant physician.” What this means for physicians and the healthcare system.

A long road to recovery leaves one physician concerned about healthcare costs, and wondering whether a return to work full time is realistic.

Achieving improved cost, access, and quality of healthcare is an elusive goal for good reason. Like a balloon animal, squeezing one part always affects another.

Does your practice have e-mail etiquette issues? Here are some etiquette tips for intra-office or patient e-mails.

A physician's life is complicated. Success and happiness require productive adaptation.

The patient experience is playing a growing role in medical practice reimbursement, physician certification, and payment incentives.

If you decide to terminate a physician or other provider at your practice, here are three key things to keep in mind to help your remaining staff and patients.

Considering a change in employer? Here are four tips to get you started on the path to finding the right match for you.

The life of a physician is a complex system. The challenge is to make it a complex adaptive system to survive and thrive.

Making smart financial decisions differs greatly from making smart medical and treatment decisions.

If you're looking to hire a recent medical school grad for your practice, here are some things to help you and the new physician acclimate to the new environment.

Medical school taught you a lot, but it didn't teach you everything. What additional class would have most benefited you?

During the assessment phase of financial planning, the physician's financial planner will provide recommendations that may lead to a more cohesive and thought out structure.

Physicians don't always get along. The good news is that there are specific tactics to repair the damage and restore the relationship.

Offshore or international asset protection trusts can be safe, predictable, and effective, under the right conditions for physicians.

Medical practices, just like other work environments, face significant challenges when it comes to navigating increasing demand for flexible scheduling.

Don't make these small errors that cause many medical practices to miss out on promising candidates.

The objective phase of financial planning for physicians requires addressing specific financial topics and assessing important documents.

As use of care teams increases, physicians need to ensure their malpractice policies fully protect them.

A great medical practice manager can position your practice for success. Here are 10 things that physicians should know about these important individuals.

A great partnership between physician practices can quickly fall apart if productive relationships are not maintained and nurtured.

There's no doubt that becoming a physician means hard work and long hours. Is the lack of work-life balance worth it?

Many practices are employing medical scribes to enter physician notes into the EHR. Do you think they will become standard members of healthcare teams?

I’m repeatedly surprised by the lack of a good plan when I first sit down with medical families, and I think everyone should know what to expect.

Four potential drawbacks of group disability protection, and what physicians should do about it.

We asked physicians to finish this sentence: You know you are a doctor when ... Go ahead; see if you can keep from nodding in agreement.