Healthcare Careers

My advice to patients is a lot like my approach to yoga - don't go to the edge of your endurance or capability, save something in reserve.

Practice Notes blogger and attorney Martin Merritt provides six reasons physicians are dropping Medicare patients. What reason can you most relate to?

I think sometimes, in trying to achieve work-life balance, we add more stuff to an already packed life in the misguided hope that …everything will fall into place.

Physicians continue to drop Medicare patients and it will continue unless something is done to reinvigorate enthusiasm on the part of providers.

Private practice physicians can only do so much to retain their independence. Policies need to change as well.

Amidst healthcare reform, ACOs, and watching primary care colleagues select employment over independence, I wonder whether solo practice is still for me.

Practice Notes blogger Wayne Lipton recently wrote that patients in concierge practices have more respect for their doctors.

Three healthcare jobs are seeing increased recruitment thanks to a lack of physicians and the Affordable Care Act.

If an ACO comes knocking on the door of your medical practice, here are some pointers to assess your potential new partners.

This video interview with MGMA consultant Rosemarie Nelson is packed with simple ways physicians can better balance patient care and practice management.

We’ve compiled a list of some of the most popular "doctor" songs. Here’s your chance to tell us which is the best of the best.

I know practically nothing about Marissa Meyer, but I support her decision. Who best to know how to juggle home and work than the one doing the juggling?

While a big proponent of the EHR, I am not an advocate of meaningless rules and criteria … to be 'incentivized' by Medicare.

Here are five things you can do now to protect your medical practice in a healthcare landscape under the Affordable Care Act.

With every projection predicting a physician shortage, there may not be much of an upside to the impact of the Affordable Care Act for patients.

From preparing for ICD-10 to participating in the EHR meaningful use incentive program, what’s the most difficult aspect of your daily work?

Are you at a career crossroad? Here's how several physicians created new paths for themselves.

Whether sharing knowledge with medical students or with peers, teaching what you know is an important part of being a physician.

Practice Notes blogger Stephen Hanson recently wrote about how valuable it was to be mentored by a fellow physician assistant.

It always feels good to be back home, whether that’s back in the country, back at my house, or back in my clinic.

Possible explanations why the average female physician researcher earns $350,000 less during a 30-year career than her male counterparts.

Which of these five things that hinder physician productivity do you think influences you the most?

When my patient went into labor the day I planned to take my family to a ball game, my whole schedule went topsy turvy.

Many of the operational characteristics that are common in today's EHRs encourage dishonest behavior and create a vicious cycle.

How to determine if a locum tenens physician is right for your practice.