Physician Productivity

Medicine is full of occasional victories, unfortunate defeats, and never feeling like it's enough. Here are five times I feel less than successful.

A healthcare CEO gives his opinions on improving the current healthcare system, putting onus on physicians to step-up and make changes.

This month, our physician reviewers check out a medical translator app offering 13 languages for better physician-to-patient communication.

Physicians and others in medical practices are not immune to putting things off. Here’s a five-step plan to start getting things done.

By ensuring they have adequate face-to-face time with patients, concierge physicians are providing wholesome care.

While admitting burnout isn't a problem for most doctors, many won't concede they need to see a mental health professional.

In order to provide comprehensive care, physicians need the ability to pick up on a patients concerns, not just their symptoms.

HHS Secretary Tom Price puts the call out for additional alternatives to the fee-for-service Medicare payment model.

Concierge medicine is one model a private practice physician should consider if finances become tight.

You can't change the trajectory of medicine, but there are strategies you can take to get back to why you went into the field in the first place.

Procedures in medicine are changing, but are they headed in the right direction for the patients well-being?

Amid a possible repeal of the ACA, a study shows physicians were able to accommodate an uptick in patient demand under the law.

In our recurring blog "Inbox," we get reader feedback on whether or not NPs and PAs can provide equal care to physicians.

Reaching 10,000 steps in a day is a good way to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and even for busy practicing physicians, it's doable.

A recent study found that care by physicians and non-physician clinicians did not differ in community health centers.

Bottlenecks will happen at your practice, but that doesn't mean you have be complicit. Here are ways to keep patients flowing.

This physician shares her unfiltered views on a new workplace, while remembering the way things used to be.

The practice of medicine is quantifiable in many ways, not just dollar value.

Altering patient focus can help physicians re-ignite their fire and stave off burnout.

Despite an overwhelming abundance of evidence, some anti-vaccine advocates are insistent that they are not safe.

Physician input is crucial to drive real-world value and the feasibility of innovative healthcare technologies.

In our recurring blog "Inbox," we get reader feedback on whether or not physicians can still love practicing medicine in the age of "data entry."

Physicians often will sacrifice themselves and their families for their patients, so meet any needs you can so that the sacrifices are minimized.

In a new cartoon, one physician expresses his method of dealing with the uncertainty in healthcare. He's hanging up his stethoscope for a beach towel.

Some practice administrators and physicians are under the belief they can get by with fewer back-office staffers. This may not be the case.

Have regulations ruined medicine or can physicians and others still find love in their professions? Here's what some had to say.

In our recurring blog "Inbox," we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

What does 2017 have in store for physicians? Many might be asking themselves that question as we approach the new year, but one doc already has an idea.

Cardiology practices can avoid the headaches of today's healthcare system through the viable alternative of concierge care.

Patients of all ages are demanding more dermatology services. Certified PAs are able to treat most patients and perform many procedures.