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In healthcare, size matters. That's always been true, but several factors are combining in many markets to accelerate the pace of provider group consolidation.

Physician burnout rates are high and may increase if practices don’t step up their burnout prevention efforts.

On top of tending to patient concerns, staff issues, and the daily ins and outs of medical practice, I'm now tasked with property management. Sigh.

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Physicians have long appeared in pop music, but which doctor songs do doctors like best? We asked. You told.

It hasn't been the easiest road to get to where I am today as a physician assistant, but things have definitely evolved for the better for our profession.

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) recently defined a “high-performing health system.” Does your health system make the cut?

Use our new Best States to Practice tool to find the ideal location for you to practice medicine in the U.S.

Hospitals and physicians have opposing interests in the sale of a medical practice. Here's how to ensure you get what you want as the seller.

Though full disclosure and apology for medical errors is daunting for physicians, some say it’s the best step to take.

Here are the top states to work as a physician (and those at the bottom) from our 2012 Best States to Practice report.

Patients can become very confused when one doctor tells them to do one thing, and another tells them to do something else when treating the same issue.

Here are five key issues that require attention when negotiating the sale of your medical practice.

More than two out of three physicians have adopted EHRs, but concerns remain.

One of the sweet moments in teaching medical students or in parenting is seeing your student or child shine in their own right.

Physicians leave practices all the time and most do so with the appropriate amount of notice …but sometimes, that's not the case.

The failure to include medical information science and critical thinking in the medical school curriculum is more a sign of ignorance than of sagacity.

Physicians attend conferences for lots of reasons and most offer no tangible return on their investment of money and time away from practice. Here’s a better way.

Concierge medicine helps physicians tap into the value of their personal relationships with patients, despite worries to the contrary.

There are multiple reasons why physician burnout is so prevalent. While many are obvious, there’s one that even doctors might fail to recognize.

As I plan for my retirement, I look at the next generation of physician assistants and what the future looks like for them.

Part of work-life balance is selecting those things that matter the most. Sometimes when you say good-bye to something, however, it really is a final good-bye.

Here are five topics you should incorporate into your physician blogging as soon as possible to boost success for your medical practice.

You may be a good leader at your medical practice, but becoming great requires good instincts, experience, and hard work.

The focus of the 2012 presidential election now centers around the future of Medicaid and Medicare.