Productivity

It's important to give everyone in your practice a thorough performance review, every year. Why, though, does it feel like such a chore?

The 2016 Great American Physician Survey tells us that physicians still like being physicians, even if the job is more stressful and less lucrative.

One doctor explains why the 15-minute doctor's appointment is unrealistic when it comes to delivering care for patients.

The Great American Physician Survey reveals that doctors find their profession more stressful and less lucrative than in the past.

This doctor has a problem with the sometimes cold efficiency of the patient-doctor experience in today's healthcare system.

Ask physicians about the ACA this election season and you'll find many don't think they are better off than they were four years ago.

Do you have a staff member that is under-performing? Use a performance improvement plan to get them back on track.

The results of the 2016 Great American Physician (GAP) survey are revealing; most physicians don't have enough time for their personal life.

More and more, patient wait times are going to be vital to improving satisfaction and bottom-line revenue. Here are five ways to shrink wait times.

The American Board of Internal Medicine is attempting to salvage the name of MOC. Will physicians buy in?

We're in the dog days of summer. Here are a few strategies to help boost employee morale during these long, hot summer months.

Dr. Hoffman looks at the decision to either take an employed position or go independent as a doctor. What's the best route to go?

Looking to get physicians on board with your EHR system? Here are a few tips that one expert says will help get the job done.

Lunch is an important time of day for physicians; giving them a short respite from patient care. Don't be tempted to use it to catch up on patient care.

A recent workshop extensively evaluated whether DPC practices can or should remain in Medicare and otherwise how to manage plan interactions.

Medicine is now a team sport which has many moving parts and requires a highly specialized staff. PAs are not the enemy. We are the solution.

The only way to get physicians on board with a change management initiative is to use the same weapon they use when treating a patient - data.

Whether it's relaxing with daily meditation or taking a lunch break every day, physicians explain how they avoid stress.

Another week, another research effort surmising the main reason why physicians are burned out. The latest research takes aim at a familiar foe.

Here are a few ways private practices can overcome the onslaught of MACRA and other outside factors that are threatening their existence.

M. Samir Qamar, a family medicine physician, made the switch to direct primary care a few years back and hasn't looked back. He explains why he loves it.

Don't just hold a meeting with your staff members for the sake of holding a meeting. Here are tips to make sure the meetings are productive.

In our hectic, rush-rush world, it seems as if taking on one more task won't be of any harm. As a daily practice, however, it begins to wear on us.

How are the opioid epidemic and the rising rates of physician burnout linked? Also, how much more do white male doctors earn than their peers?

Burnout and McDonald's popular burger are a lot like - in that both can be avoided if you don't succumb to the temptation. Here's how.