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If someone gave me a magic wand and asked me to change the landscape of the U.S. healthcare system here's what I would do.

We are trained to believe that tackling multiple items is efficient and productive, but that's a huge misconception.

Employees who are "engaged" have greater commitment to the practice, and often go above and beyond their basic job descriptions.

It is my medical practice's fifth anniversary. Here are eight things I've learned about myself and running a business.

The key difference between a revocable living trust and an irrevocable trust and when and why physicians should consider using them.

Having good practice environments in every state for physician-PA teams is good for our patients and good for physicians.

Productive healthcare professionals who are able to pace themselves according to their cycle of productivity accomplish more in less time. Here are four tips.

Attending a conference shouldn't be done on the fly. If you prepare ahead of time and have a plan, you'll get the most value for your time.

Medical school taught you a lot, but it didn't teach you everything. Here are 10 of the biggest lessons physicians say they learned while practicing medicine.

Living trusts exist in almost every estate plan, yet their uses and meaning are vague to most. Here is some guidance.

As a physician, take some time to learn a few medical practice management principles to more fully support your practice manager.

What’s the secret to finding a great job at a hospital or facility? I recently met with physician recruiters from various hospitals. Here's what they said.

Most estate plans contain both a will and a trust or trusts. While both can name beneficiaries for your property, the differences sometimes cause confusion.

Medical practice managers are taking in more information today than ever before. Here are four small ways to ease the burden.

Small, independent medical practices are struggling to thrive alongside larger networks; here's what they can do about it.

Starting college can be both scary and exciting: especially when choosing a profession. But hard work is never wasted, as this physician found out.

Physicians should have a strong understanding of asset protection. Here are six common mistakes to avoid.

Physicians can achieve greater work-life balance by making small changes. Here are a few to consider.

Here are five things that physicians can do to mitigate the risk of not only frivolous suits, but legitimate ones.

Consultant Charlie Hauck provides five key components for practices to resolve conflict when it occurs and try to reduce it from happening in the first place.

Over the years, I have found that a common problem in healthcare teams is not the content of the communication shared with patients and staff but how it is presented.

Healthcare - like education - relies heavily on people and as such, can never become the ideal smoothly running machine that many dream of.

I have seen physicians make many expensive mistakes during the retirement planning process. Here are a few of the most common.

Thanks to Apple's new health app, accessing patients’ glucose levels, blood pressure, and other information could be as simple as clicking on a tab in your EHR.

The physician assistant profession is booming due to the unique strengths it brings to the healthcare system and healthcare teams.

True leisure time - enjoying a rewarding activity free from work and preoccupation with work - is difficult for many physicians to achieve.

CMS is proposing to withdraw the Sunshine Act exemption for payments made to healthcare providers who serve as speakers for accredited CME programs.

Get unique insight into the personal and professional lives of physicians through the results of the 2014 Great American Physician Survey, Sponsored by Kareo.

The chief patient safety officer at medical malpractice insurer The Doctors Company identifies six common communication missteps physicians make.

Whether actively marketing your practice for sale, or curious about the process, here are four steps to help you make informed decisions about the future.