September 25th, 2026When conventional wisdom requires a second opinionExperience is one of medicine's most valuable resources. Neil Baum, MD, argues physicians should be judged on competence, not age.Read more
September 18th, 2026Competence, not chronology: The case against ageism in medicineExperience is one of medicine's most valuable resources. Neil Baum, MD, argues physicians should be judged on competence, not age.Read more
September 24th, 2026Career ladders, focal reviews and retention bonuses: How practice leaders can rethink staff payCareer ladders, pay tied to specific skills and reviews held on a single date can help practices hold on to medical assistants and front-desk staff, according to BackPocket Talent's Rachel Brace and Nicole Hart.Read more
September 16th, 202659% of health care workers say they will look for a new job in the next year, and employers guess 39%The 2026 Healthcare Workforce Barometer measures the gap between what practice leaders think their staff want, and what staff say they want.Read more
September 10th, 20269 fixes for the practice problems driving physicians out the doorBroken equipment, missing charts, no open slots. New PAI survey data hands administrators a punch list of what physicians say is failing.Read more
September 8th, 2026Gloria Steinem and the changing face of medicineNeil Baum, M.D., on how Gloria Steinem and the women's movement reshaped who becomes a doctor, and the work medicine still has left to do.Read more
September 3rd, 202612 ways to celebrate your staff for under $200You do not need a budget line to thank the people who held the schedule together this summer. Twelve ideas for Labor Day, most of them free.Read more
August 28th, 202614 wage and hour traps that turn into back pay claimsMost practices owing back wages never meant to. Here are the everyday pay habits that draw federal investigators and plaintiff lawyers.Read more