Healthcare Careers

In part one of our younger physician roundtable, three doctors expand on the toughest challenges faced in their burgeoning careers.

Although women make up half of medical students and greater than a third of attending physicians, medicine has its fair share of problems.

A physician gets a firsthand account of the struggle many patients go through to schedule an appointment in the American healthcare system.

A recent survey indicated 94 percent of final-year medical residents prefer employment over independent practice. Can this be reversed?

As part of healthcare teams, PAs can prevent morbidities, promote healthy lifestyles, and improve patients' overall health with preventative care.

If you're drafting up provisions in a physician contract dictating his conduct, here are five things to consider.

It's easy to check references, verify clinical skills and training, and see if a physician is in your price range. Cultural fit is harder to ascertain.

Physicians with burnout are likely to have depression as well. But getting help may not be as risky as you think.

Technology can be used as a modern convenience, but it can also spur laziness and unhealthy behavior. Here are ways to avoid this fate.

Who brings in more money, employed doctors or independent practice owners? Experts talk about the advantages and disadvantages of both roles.

Economic opportunity, a busy international airport, and a warm climate are fueling our move from Massachusetts to Sin City, and from owner to employed.

No one said you have to love every aspect of where you live. Here are a few things our advisory board says could be improved in their state.

HHS secretary Tom Price resigned September 29 amid reports of using taxpayer dollars for chartered flights. Here are some of the best Twitter reactions.

Female PAs make 86 percent of what their male counterparts earn, a recent study found. This is profoundly unfair.

The first step to strategically plan for your practice is defining the organization's values, community vision, and mission.

Most physicians realize they can't just up and retire, but how exactly do you prepare for life after medicine?

The key to being prepared for any kind of crisis at your practice is to plan far in advance and know where important documents are at all times.

Here's why practices like ours can't thrive in this new environment. MGMA has the data to back it up.

This older doc describes the attitude of many young residents who would rather have a job than a profession.

Practice owners and physicians should heed the lessons of Bodega, a startup company that got universally ripped on for bad branding.

Don't make the mistake of starting an alternative payment program without doing your research first, warms a healthcare consultant.

A new survey reveals why physicians are retiring five years later than most Americans.

An experienced PA believes the professions quality measures and results are often hidden under the umbrella of the physicians they work beside.

Your personality and style shouldn't be the overwhelming consideration when choosing a successor to run your practice.

With advanced education and experience that affords flexibility, Certified PAs can bring vital expertise and skills to palliative care teams.

A Deputy Attorney General shares experiences and offers advice for physicians who face a Medial Licensing Board.

Are you trying to build up a practice in a new community? Here are five ways to attract patients.

This healthcare provider shares his experiences on having two brothers who succumbed to HIV/AIDS in the 1980s and how it's shaped his outlook in medicine.

This Locum Tenens recruiter has gone from explaining to doctors what the concept is to explaining how it would work for them.

Practices engaging in strategic planning should look ahead and create a vision of where it wants to be in three to five years.