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RVUs: The basics of physician compensation
Fundamentals to avoid costly mistakes in employment agreements.
Integrations, consolidations, and mergers: steps toward a better future?
Unaligned practices may see patients forced to move to closed practices.
2020 Industry Pulse Report: Alignments and Asymmetries
Top 5 takeaways and predictions for healthcare
Tips for delivering feedback based on brain science
Work-life preferences not enough to account for physician gender pay gap, study says
Starting salaries analyzed from 1999 to 2017 shed some insights on pay gap controversy.
Utilizing patient feedback and reviews
Get insight into positive changes you and your practice can make.
Seven social skills they don’t teach in medical school
These “soft skills” can be the hardest to master.
Building and maintaining a strong referral network
With time and creativity, the process is not as onerous as it may seem.
5 strategies for dealing with uncertainty
Medicine, like life, is everchanging. Here’s some strategies for abating stress in your practice.
New 2020 HIT regulations: is the patient's story heard?
CMS rules to simplify E/M coding and reemphasize patient narrative.
Moonlighting doctors, stay on top of your credentialing paperwork
Three tips to stay organized and resourceful.
Getting started in Locum Tenens
An autonomous alternative to the health system career.
Retail clinics are changing the role of the primary care physician
Greatest impact will be felt in small towns and rural clinics.
Medicine’s shifting culture of work-life balance
What are reasonable demands of a profession dedicated to the service of our fellow human beings?
Using Locum Tenens to address rural psychiatry shortages
The healthcare industry could see a shortage of up to 15,600 psychiatrists by 2025.
Is Medicare Direct Contracting the right fit for your organization?
Program focuses on improving quality and reducing cost, while maintaining patient choice.
Roads Less Traveled
Physicians who have chosen rural residencies and practices report greater autonomy and a closer peer community.
28 ways to reduce EHR inbox fatigue
Vendors and providers must collaborate on improvements, according to researchers.
ACP: 10 goals for a healthcare system for all
The organization’s new, bold call-to-action.
MSOs: What you need to know
A high-level overview of two common MSO structures.
Healthcare predictions for 2020
Technology, legislation, and more.
5 considerations for private physicians in 2020
The questions you should be asking, and the plans you should be making.
7 healthcare trends that will impact physicians
Changing consumer preferences and tech reliance will affect clinical, operational, and financial realities of physicians.
Physicians living paycheck to paycheck: How to break the cycle
The truth is many physicians begin their careers at a financial disadvantage.
Finding the cure: solutions that can provide financial stability for physicians
In a time of healthcare system distress, there are things practices can do to ensure financial stability.
Career or calling: Should my children be physicians?
After a patient asked, one physician wonders why her children aren’t going into medicine.
Tis the season for HIPAA settlements
As the year ends, this latest HIPAA settlements serve as a reminder of what should be included in 2020’s resolutions.
Physicians with more than one job are much happier
What does it mean for the future of medical work and burnout?
3 tips for physicians to find the best financial advisor
Not every financial adviser has your best interests at heart.
14 things one physician is thankful for
As we approach Thanksgiving, I find myself trying to focus less on the chaos of medical practice and more on the many blessings in my life.