Healthcare Careers

We seem to always talk about the EHR from the perspectives of healthcare providers. But what do patients think of EHRs?

Taking the opportunity to review your financial life now could make for a better 2015. Here are 10 questions all physicians should be asking themselves as the year comes to a close.

Asking questions - especially the hard ones - benefits you as a physician and can do the same in negotiations.

Here are six key forces that will influence the future relationship of hospitals and physicians and their likely outcomes.

The overwhelming tendency is for deeper and deeper specialization within certain medical specialties. I believe the need for super-generalists is being overlooked.

Physicians may want to think twice prior to purchasing dental insurance. Here's why.

Unforeseen long-term care expenses are common in retirement and relying on Medicare, Medicaid, or self-funding may not be prudent. Here are options to consider.

Effective communication is a necessity for positive and productive medical practice workplace interactions.

As immediate past president of the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants, physicians often ask me how PAs can help their practices. Here's what I say.

Eight years after opening their medical practice, a physician and administrator spouse team reflects on what makes them successful.

Umbrella coverage is one of my first and strongest recommendations to physician clients. Here's why.

Rarely does the federal government hand physicians a tool that makes life a little better. That’s what OIG Opinion 12-22 does, and now data backs up the theory.

Strong leaders and high achievers in various organizations possess many common characteristics. Here's what they are, and what they mean for physicians.

We have all experienced patients who demand certain tests or treatments and see the physician’s role as rubber-stamping whatever is desired. Here's how to deal.

Hiring a new team member can be daunting. Success comes from having a clear process in place, and carefully screening each candidate.

Hospitals go to great lengths to control physicians. They take undeserved public credit for physicians’ work. Curiously, physicians capitulate. Why?

In most health systems there is a very important gatekeeper - the physician recruiter. Here are six ways to impress him.

Here are a few small changes that I recommend that all physicians begin making to improve care coordination, communication, and follow-up care.

As a PA, I routinely help families cope with illness and debilitation of a loved one, but it is much harder to be objective with your own parent.

I am a family doctor, always seeking out ways to see one more patient in the day, finding one more resource, helping one more patient through challenges.

A too long to-do list can set up medical practice managers and physicians for failure. Here's a healthier approach.

Diabetes care can raise some unique malpractice risks. Watch this 60-second video to learn what steps your practice should be taking to reduce the risks.

Eight facts about nurse practitioners that your medical practice can use when discussing these providers with patients.

Physician clients often ask whether it is wiser to pay off debt or invest in the stock and bond markets. Here's what I tell them.

After a malpractice lawsuit, it’s tough to get back in the game. But physicians who take the right approach find that a fulfilling career still awaits them

In the past, every time I saw these patients on my schedule, I just wanted to run out of my medical practice. Now I am grateful for the challenges they present.

Scope of practice for nurse practitioners and physician assistants is changing. Here's what physicians should know.

One important skill that helped you become a physician can also help you become financially successful. Unfortunately, many forget it after residency.

I believe that the Republican victories during the midterm elections will have little effect on the future of Obamacare. Here's why.

Here are three things to keep in mind next time you find yourself rushing through tasks or working late hours at your medical practice.