August 15th 2025
Mid-career physicians face common dissatisfaction and burnout. These strategies will reignite passion and enhance fulfillment in your medical career.
August 12th 2025
Discover six effective strategies to enhance career growth for medical practice employees, boosting retention, motivation, and patient care.
July 25th 2025
Video résumés revolutionize job applications, showcasing personality and skills, while traditional résumés fade.
April 3rd 2025
Healthcare organizations face ongoing challenges in leadership retention, engagement, and recruitment amid financial pressures, evolving career expectations, and a shifting talent landscape.
November 19th 2024
De-escalating situations and emotions can settle disagreements between staff members.
It's Unprofessional to Point Fingers in Patient Notes
The hospital chart is a method of documenting care and a means of communication between providers … not a weapon against another provider.
Turn Physician, Administrator Vacations into Staff Learning Opportunities
When practice leadership vacations, it can be hard on operations. Here's how to prepare your staff and remedy problems quickly.
Four Ways ACO Participation Will Change Your Practice
If you are participating in an ACO, or hope to participate in one soon, here are some of the biggest changes you will need to make.
Time to Redefine the Role, Expectations of Practice Managers
I strongly believe practice management, in both the traditional and contemporary sense, has failed on its initial promise to create a more efficient practice.
Prohibiting Physician Assistants from Admitting Patients Hurts Care
A proposed rule by CMS would severely hamper PAs and other nonphysician providers from helping patients in need of care, sometimes immediately.
Health Reform Doesn't Mean the End of Independent Medical Practices
Marketplace uncertainty has led to a record-breaking number of physicians selling their practices. Make sure you check out options to remain independent first.
Healthcare on Elysium: the Future Foretold?
While there is little to recommend this film overall, the idea of humans desperate for healthcare is not a very futuristic idea at all.
Seven Questions Physicians Must Ask Before Participating in an ACO
Don't commit to ACO participation before doing your homework. Here are seven critical questions to ask.
Three Considerations before Joining an ACO
As the number of ACOs increases, it's more likely your practice will be approached about participating in one. Are you prepared to make a smart decision?
How to Have Your Very Own Micropractice
My husband and I owe the success of our practice to being a micropractice and our participation in an independent physician association.
It's Time to Respect the Role of the Primary-Care Physician
A lot of my patients don't have, or don't understand the value of, a primary-care physician. It's time for both to start happening.
Why Physicians Should Steer Clear of Treating Family Members
Treating family members may seem like an easy and convenient option, but it can lead to big problems. Here's why.
Unexpected Benefits of Employing Locum Tenens Physicians
Locum tenens physicians can do a lot more for your practice than fill in for physician vacancies. Here's why.
Large Expenses Just a Part of Running Your Own Medical Practice
When you run a medical practice, some months you may have extra funds …and some months there are big bills to pay.
Rollover Options for your Medical Practice's Retirement Plan
If your practice is acquired or part of a merger, you need to decide the fate of your retirement plan. So consider the costs and flexibility of your options.
Addressing Patient Questions about Other Physicians' Plans
I don't mind when patients call for issues related to what I see them for. I have no time, however, for issues better addressed by their other physicians.
Using a Management Coach to Improve Medical Practice Performance
Sometimes getting help from a management coach is what your practice needs to improve performance. Here's what coaches can do and how to choose the right one.
Physician Assistants Poised, Ready to Accept Reform Responsibilities
It's time to start embracing the new future of healthcare and the important role of physician assistants versus treating reform like a political football.
Is Shifting Away from Fee-For-Service Reimbursement the Best Course?
A recent survey suggests most physicians don't support efforts to move away from fee-for-service reimbursement. Do you?
Physician Trends and Challenges Ahead
In this podcast, healthcare expert Laurie Morgan discusses key trends and challenges highlighted in our Great American Physician Survey, Sponsored by Kareo.
Who's Responsible for Reducing Healthcare Costs?
Many physicians say others are more responsible for reducing healthcare costs than they are. Do you agree?
How Age Affects Physician Satisfaction
Our 2013 Great American Survey, Sponsored by Kareo, suggests older physicians are happier with their careers.
How Private Practice Physician Attitudes are Changing
Our 2013 Great American Physician Survey, Sponsored by Kareo, reveals how private practice physician attitudes have shifted since 2009.
Removing the Medicare SGR Formula and Incentivizing Quality of Care
The House will discuss a bill this week to reform the Medicare SGR formula and replace it with annual pay raises. Here's what it means for physicians.
What Physicians Should Consider When Managing Their Online Reputation
A physician's online reputation is a valuable resource, so if it is not properly managed, it could lead to both professional and financial difficulties.
Avoid Perceptions of Inappropriate Behavior at Your Medical Practice
As a physician or administrator, you should be close to your staff, but also maintain professional standards.
Should Resident Work Hours be Limited?
A recent Washington Post article examines whether limiting resident work hours is best for patients and residents. What do you think?
Nine Steps to Accountable Patient Care
How can physicians move from traditional fee-for-service to value-based care? It takes nine steps, says one physician.
Transitioning to a Patient-Centered Medical Home
In this video, a physician and staff members from a five-physician practice discuss their transition to a Patient-Centered Medical Home.
Your Next Medical Practice Hire: Pre-Employment Screening Tips
When you are looking to bring in a new hire to your medical practice, are you comfortable with how you screen? Here is a great addendum to your current process.