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One out of every four physicians says their EHR is negatively affecting their work flow.

Can women, especially in medicine, have great professional success and a healthy family life?

Sometimes the best thing for you - and those around you - is to get out of the office and travel.

Recent OIG alert includes a warning to physicians involved in physician-owned distributorships and important considerations for those considering involvement.

A sneak peek at our 2013 Staff Salary Survey results to help you determine how your practice’s staffing compares to practices of similar sizes.

It’s tough to be the new guy. Here’s how to deal with the five most-common problems physicians experience when joining a new practice.

Physicians must consider both the benefits and burdens before participating in clinical studies.

More practices are adding care coordinators and/or patient navigators to their teams. Here’s what these individuals do and why they are becoming so popular.

Hospitals have quickly become physicians' dominant employer. Does independent practice have a future?

In what circumstances, if any, should nonphysician providers practice without physician supervision?

The answer to training more physicians and other providers like PAs has to go beyond didactic training, and include ample opportunities for clinical training.

In addition to the clinical duties of physicians are moral obligations. But does a physician always have a moral obligation to act in the best interest of patients?

In an age of mergers and partnerships, it is important for physicians to pay attention to investor bond ratings and reports.

As the physician shortage intensifies, so does the debate over the appropriate scope of practice of nonphysician providers. Where do you draw the line?

Becoming a medical home could help independent practices survive, but it may not be the right step for all independent practices to take.

While physician recruitment is challenging, so is retention. Here’s why and how practices can deal.

As physicians, grasp how much work you can do in one day, adjust your schedule accordingly, and start fresh each new day.

There’s a lot of talk on measuring quality and performance, but it’s difficult to measure and quantify. Concierge medicine provides a true patient-centric tool.

Review your medical practice’s contracts to ensure you are prepared to handle distributing EHR incentive payments before they arrive in the mail.

Increase the likelihood that your job offers will be accepted and shrink the time looking for a new physician with these simple tips.

I may not be able to follow my initial path to retirement, but having a financial plan for me and my practice staff puts us all in the right direction.

Together is the only way we are going to be able meet the challenges facing physicians and other providers in serving the healthcare needs of the patients.

Health IT expert Sumit Nagpal shares his must-have technology tools for practices hoping to transition from traditional fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement.

Despite making gains with meaningful use and prepping for ICD-10, hospitals are still falling short in finding and keeping the right health IT staff available.

Use this checklist to determine if your medical practice is ready to participate in an ACO.