Great American Physician Survey

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

Momentum is building when it comes to ACO adoption. How many of you have been asked to participate in one?

Some young physicians want to make time to start families. And shifting employment markets are making such arrangements more common. But is it right for you?

Healthy choices are the key to reducing obesity. But this isn't always an easy task - even for physicians and patients in the hospital.

We surveyed hundreds of American physicians on everything from their views on politics and public policy to their sense of professional satisfaction to how well they’re taking care of themselves physically and emotionally. You’re juggling so many demands on your time. How are you holding up?

If you’re happy and you know it, and you’re a physician, clap your hands - you’re among good company.

Patients. All day long they tell you how they feel, but how often do you get to tell them how you feel? We asked docs what they thought: here are 12 of our favorite responses.

Happy but worried, American physicians are sorting through the many changes their profession is seeing.

I avoid most e-mail offers trying to sell me something; don't need the superfluous e-mails cluttering up my inbox.

Just who is the modern American physician? It’s a question that pop culture has done a lousy job answering. We decided it was time to shatter the myths. The result is our most revealing survey ever.

As part of our Great American Physician Survey (which will run in the October 2009 issue) we asked physicians “What healthcare reforms would you like to see?” Curious about the top issues? Read for yourself.