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The economics of healthcare are inexorably shifting risk from payers to providers. Independent providers who fail to join risk facing groups are doomed.

It's necessary to create space in our personal and professional lives. It is better for us, for our patients, and for our families.

This healthcare expert believes concierge medicine is the future of healthcare due to its benefits for both patients and physicians.

It is important to evaluate whether you want to consolidate your medical practice’s position or find ways to grow.

Certified PAs can be an invaluable tool for practices with spring allergy season quickly approaching.

A physician looks back on some recent patient communication mishaps, sparking an internal debate on how they make her feel about her profession.

With more than 50 million seniors in the U.S., there is a need for physicians to care for the elderly. Enter: locum tenens docs.

If you’re committed to having a greater sense of work-life balance in 2018 than you’ve had in recent years, here are five potential leisure activities.

This method of job creation eliminates steps from the typical health care hiring process in hopes of providing better care for patients.

Physician turnover to an ongoing physician shortage and staffing a health care facility can be very difficult. Here are five tips to make sure you are prepared.

A physician attempts to profess her gripes about the prior authorization process to a pharmacist to no avail.

A legal expert outlines recent cases where physician's wealth took a hit and then gives his advice on how such situations can be avoided.

Women physicians may be at higher risk of burnout, but they may have better coping tools, according to researchers.

A young physician gives her advice to residents on what they can expect upon becoming a practicing physician.

This doctor is fed up with the feedback she receives from her insurance company regarding her performance.

Would you rather work for an independent practice group, or are you better off employed by a health system?

Why are practices merging with others? Here are five common reasons at what's driving this trend.

Recent news headlines have featured catastrophic asset protection planning failures by doctors and their legal counsel.

Have you decided you need to have more leisure in the new year? Here are six ways to get that going.

Personal problems could be contributing to physicians burning out at work. Identify your real problems, then find the solution.

Burnout is a problem for physicians at work, but the solution might be found at home.

Here are some of the important legal areas to keep an eye on in health care during 2018.

Everything physicians need to know about the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and how it can further their career.

Many doctor-owned captive insurance companies are ticking times bombs of legal and financial liability. Here's what you need to know.

To combat burnout, physicians must relearn what "normal" is. They must reclaim what their bodies, minds, and souls crave.

Looking back at how locum tenens physicians made an impact in 2017 and predicting trends in 2018.

If you're nervous about giving a presentation to staff, colleagues, patients, or to the public, here are a few things to know.

Readers weigh in on whether young docs should jump into private practice or become employed following med school.

The American College of Physicians (ACP) and other provider groups are not happy the recently-passed tax bill has repealed the individual mandate.

Physicians and practice administrators are subject to procrastination like the rest of us. Here are steps to avoid this bad habit.