Healthcare Careers

Stress has become the malady of our generation; don't let yourself follow the crowd. Instead draw upon your experience and instinct to carve your own path.

Many physicians still don't fully understand how PAs work in today's evolving healthcare landscape. Here's some facts to clear up the confusion.

Here are some common financial questions I'm asked that I frankly don't know the answer to, as well as a few I do have guidance on.

Primary-care docs will not be able to shape the future of medicine unless they attract young doctors to follow in their footsteps.

While EHRs are important to analyze in any merger, don't forget to assess and formulate a strategy for your compliance technology as well.

Physicians typically feel they have little control over work-life balance, but they have the power to improve their emotional resilience. Here's how.

If, as a physician, you want to have an impact on your online persona, embracing social media is a great first step. But be careful how much you share.

We asked physicians to share who or what inspired them to pursue medicine. Here's what they said.

I can say I've had a rewarding 40-year career in medicine, in a number of roles. But I wonder how will I fill my time in retirement?

Pay-for-performance programs often set up complex metrics to define quality, when simple solutions to the initial problem would be far more effective.

Not everything becomes a viable threat, but you can never be too cautious in protecting yourself, your family, your practice, and your reputation.

Here's a look at the ups and downs of low interest rates and what they mean for physician investors.

A series of symptoms has left me, a physician, experiencing a series of frustrations as a patient.

Leaving assets can be particularly tricky with spendthrift heirs or those with personal issues. Here are two financial vehicles to consider.

In any negotiation, it's important to consider the needs of the other side. But there's a difference between true altruism and absolute self-sacrifice.

Being successful as a physician entrepreneur has little to do with how clever an invention or service is and everything to do with how useful it is to others.

We asked physicians to share their favorite tactics for rewarding and acknowledging their staff members. Here's what they said.

It's a small world and news about former employees travels fast. Remember, no one wants to hire a person who is not professional or who holds a grudge.

The stock market has significant scrutiny and regulation. Side investments, however, are a different story, so be careful where you invest your money.

Our office has a dress code, but we like to have fun as a pediatric practice. So when it comes to formal rules, are you strict or do you allow silly?

A recent survey indicates female physicians are more positive about their profession and healthcare reform than their male peers.

Here's your opportunity to learn what you might want to avoid saying - or doing - next time a patient comes to your medical practice.

Advanced practitioners have various qualifications, but be sure you understand your state's scope of practice laws.

Advanced practitioners can deliver significant value, but recruiting must be driven by economics and a commitment to team-based care.

The jungle of financial service professionals is a dense one. Here's how to navigate your way out of danger.

PAs are overwhelmingly employed in clinical positions, yet there is also a great need for administrators with a PA-C credential.

I know it is April, but I finally made a New Year's resolution. I will start being proactive about my procrastination.

There is a "big three" of financial planning that are musts for young physicians beginning their careers.

The OIG may very well be signaling its intention to hold boards, or even individual board members, responsible for oversight responsibility for their organizations.

While nurse practitioners seek practice autonomy, physician assistants work to ensure greater state-by-state consistency in scope of practice laws.