Healthcare Careers

The doc shortage is creating opportunities for physicians who are willing to explore alternative career options.

We need patients to understand that while physicians don't always agree with the rules, we can't just skirt around them.

My experience as a leader at our hospital is just one example of using physician assistants as a valuable member of the healthcare team.

A new report points to changes in the way physicians have traditionally practiced as a key source of declining increases in spending.

Follow this three-step process if you become a victim of physician identity theft.

I’m not a family physician for the money. So, if I’m clicking on that financial tab in my EHR as a way to measure the value of what I did in clinic that day, I am an idiot.

John K. Jarboe, MD, on how he came to appreciate the power of living a healthy life.

Here are three established valuation approaches to take the guesswork and emotion out of looking at your medical practice.

Internist Sharon Berenfeld on what her non-Hodgkins lymphoma taught her about life on the other side of the stethoscope.

The earlier you recognize you are a victim of identity theft the better. Here are key warning signs to watch out for.

More physicians are being disciplined by medical boards yet penalties are not as severe.

From having a better family life to making teamwork easier, here are nine reasons why closing out patient charts in a timely manner is the way to go.

Buying the perfect building for your medical practice requires you to consider much more than “location, location, location.”

Some young physicians want to make time to start families. And shifting employment markets are making such arrangements more common. But is it right for you?

Test your smarts by identifying which of these famous "doctors" are actually doctors. (And no, PhDs don't count.)

Here are five ideas to attract quality patients that stay around for the long term, but it involves making yourself available to that clientele.

Here are some of the key ways to ensure physician identity theft doesn’t happen to you.

Transitioning to ICD-10 presents big challenges, so turn to technology to ease your coding woes.

Here's a simple checklist of common issues to consider when you are thinking of buying an existing medical practice or buying out a retiring partner / practice owner.

Text messaging can be a great tool to improve communication with patients - if you use it correctly.

Here are 10 tips to improve documentation at your medical practice to get you out of the office and back home to spend time with your family.

With my associate out, we've had to do some patient shuffling and not every patient has been accepting about our situation.

Healthy choices are the key to reducing obesity. But this isn't always an easy task - even for physicians and patients in the hospital.

HealtheCareers Network recently released its analysis of the healthcare employment market based on industry job openings posted in the first quarter of 2012.

Whether you've decided to retire, relocate, or retreat from practice, you can reduce the pain for your patients and staff by following these five guidelines.

Here are some key issues for either physicians on their way to starting up their own medical practice, or current owners seeking ways to refine their current office.

If you plan to close your practice, you must determine how to handle your medical records and who you'll select as a custodian.

Both at home and at our medical practices, physicians could stand to adjust from "adult time" to "kid time," slowing down to be in the moment.

Hobbies can be great stress relievers, but how many physicians actually have time to pursue their hobbies?

Angry words from a young girl taught me never to act without compassion for my patients and to never judge them.