Healthcare Careers

Here are do's and don'ts for delivering an effective presentation to community members who don't visit your practice now, but might after hearing you speak.

Why today's medical students are technology hounds, more employment-minded than ever, and interested in patients' overall well-being.

There's a myth that physicians aren't always good at business. But if they use the medical decision-making skills they have, they can be.

As 2014 approaches, physicians are going to encounter more changes when it comes to their interactions with female patients.

Meet one of the biggest challenges to work-life balance as a physician - the complexity of narrowing down the multitude of choices we face every day.

Physicians in private practice are healers, educators, and clinicians. But, they are also businessmen as well.

The hospital chart is a method of documenting care and a means of communication between providers … not a weapon against another provider.

When practice leadership vacations, it can be hard on operations. Here's how to prepare your staff and remedy problems quickly.

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.

I strongly believe practice management, in both the traditional and contemporary sense, has failed on its initial promise to create a more efficient practice.

A proposed rule by CMS would severely hamper PAs and other nonphysician providers from helping patients in need of care, sometimes immediately.

Marketplace uncertainty has led to a record-breaking number of physicians selling their practices. Make sure you check out options to remain independent first.

While there is little to recommend this film overall, the idea of humans desperate for healthcare is not a very futuristic idea at all.

Don't commit to ACO participation before doing your homework. Here are seven critical questions to ask.

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?

My husband and I owe the success of our practice to being a micropractice and our participation in an independent physician association.

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.

Treating family members may seem like an easy and convenient option, but it can lead to big problems. Here's why.

Locum tenens physicians can do a lot more for your practice than fill in for physician vacancies. Here's why.

When you run a medical practice, some months you may have extra funds …and some months there are big bills to pay.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A recent survey suggests most physicians don't support efforts to move away from fee-for-service reimbursement. Do you?