Healthcare Careers

Healthcare IT has great potential, but the lack of compatibility and conformity is making its role as a cost- and time-saving savior improbable.

Do you have a concise answer to someone asking you what it is you do as a physician? If not, you may be confusing patients and colleagues. Here are a few tips.

Good advice - the kind that sticks with you and serves you well - is priceless. We asked physicians and clinical staff to share the best career-related guidance they ever received. Here's what they said.

A look at some of the similarities between Patient-Centered Medical Homes and concierge practices.

Importing drugs that are not FDA approved can lead to severe civil and criminal penalties and poor patient care.

There is no evidence PAs and NPs are a large factor in the illegal diversion of narcotics, so a recent recommendation to the FDA on pain control upsets me.

Understanding your spending needs and creating a realistic savings plan is one of the cornerstones of a financial plan for physicians.

Healthcare reform and the regulatory push for EHRs involve elaborate plans predicated on the future being a repetition of the past - but your future will not repeat the past.

While the president's push is to simply permit physicians to talk with patients about gun safety, my fear is that in the not too distant future, it becomes a mandate.

The shift in the way healthcare is reimbursed is inevitable. Here are three ways physicians can adjust to the move from volume to value.

If you have owned your medical practice for more than two years, it's time to step back and do some evaluating on its culture and direction.

Ninety-five percent of my patients take my medical recommendations. It's the other five percent that require more convincing.

Help us take the pulse of today's physicians in our 2013 Great American Physician Survey. Take 5 minutes for our survey and you could win $500.

Would you refer the staff member to another physician, or would you welcome them as a patient?

Cardiologist David Mokotoff writes about why he has decided to retire; and why he won't miss the constant overseeing of his work by faceless bureaucrats, politicians, and third-party payers.

Value-based physician compensation incentives are gaining momentum, but aren’t going away any time soon.

In this podcast, Jeff Brunken, president of physician insurer MGIS, shares important ACO-related liability issues physicians face.

It is critical that physicians carefully explore what ACO opportunities may mean to their practice and career, including malpractice, liability and disability insurance.

Do’s and don’ts for physicians joining new practices from medical practice consultants and etiquette experts.

Providers across the country are questioning what should be done if they believe a patient poses a threat to others. Here’s some guidance.

With its push for physicians to discuss gun safety, the AMA once again reveals that it does not truly represent the physicians seeing patients every day.

Though no one knows exactly how healthcare delivery and reimbursement will ultimately shake out, physicians should expect seven major impacts from the Affordable Care Act.

From the emergence of non-physicians to the role of EHRs, it is time for America to take a fresh look at how we care for patients.

The president wants physicians to ask patients about their gun ownership. To me, this is not the best use of our time or the solution to avoid future tragedies.

Being a skilled medical professional doesn't necessarily mean that you're comfortable speaking in public, yet, effective verbal communication is essential for personal and professional success.

Legislative interference in the operation of your medical practice is evident across the U.S. Here are some examples.

Learn the difference between claims-made and occurrence-based malpractice policies for physicians, tail insurance, and more.

Sometimes you have to give up the things you love in medicine to breath, mentally stretch, and relax as a physician.

Don't lose time you could be managing your practice, seeing patients, or spending time with family to micromanage your finances. Get some outside help instead.

An expert in physician recruitment walks you through the process of how a firm works to fill the demand for an employed physician at locations nationwide.