Productivity

The American Board of Internal Medicine is attempting to salvage the name of MOC. Will physicians buy in?

We're in the dog days of summer. Here are a few strategies to help boost employee morale during these long, hot summer months.

Dr. Hoffman looks at the decision to either take an employed position or go independent as a doctor. What's the best route to go?

Looking to get physicians on board with your EHR system? Here are a few tips that one expert says will help get the job done.

Lunch is an important time of day for physicians; giving them a short respite from patient care. Don't be tempted to use it to catch up on patient care.

A recent workshop extensively evaluated whether DPC practices can or should remain in Medicare and otherwise how to manage plan interactions.

Medicine is now a team sport which has many moving parts and requires a highly specialized staff. PAs are not the enemy. We are the solution.

The only way to get physicians on board with a change management initiative is to use the same weapon they use when treating a patient - data.

Whether it's relaxing with daily meditation or taking a lunch break every day, physicians explain how they avoid stress.

Another week, another research effort surmising the main reason why physicians are burned out. The latest research takes aim at a familiar foe.

Here are a few ways private practices can overcome the onslaught of MACRA and other outside factors that are threatening their existence.

M. Samir Qamar, a family medicine physician, made the switch to direct primary care a few years back and hasn't looked back. He explains why he loves it.

Don't just hold a meeting with your staff members for the sake of holding a meeting. Here are tips to make sure the meetings are productive.

In our hectic, rush-rush world, it seems as if taking on one more task won't be of any harm. As a daily practice, however, it begins to wear on us.

How are the opioid epidemic and the rising rates of physician burnout linked? Also, how much more do white male doctors earn than their peers?

Burnout and McDonald's popular burger are a lot like - in that both can be avoided if you don't succumb to the temptation. Here's how.

One medical group in Massachusetts learned the power of using medical assistants to improve quality of care.

In the rush to innovate, practices cannot forget to document their current work flows. Otherwise, they may replicate broken processes.

Experiences of a certified PA shed light on how all physicians can help care for patients with or at-risk for HIV.

Doctors are dealing with more outside forces than ever before, like third-party and government payers. Here's why they have to organize.

In part one of a two-part blog, this MD shares what she sees are three of the biggest changes that have come from the implementation of the ACA.

Someone once told this doctor she couldn't be a good doctor AND a good mother. She has proven that person wrong.

Changing the culture of healthcare is imperative to improving the system and enacting this mentality must start in academic medicine.

Keeping physicians in good physical and mental shape improves patient care and maximizes income for practices. Here are eight ways to prevent burnout.

For one doctor, the EHR can visualize the amount of work that is done by a physician on a daily - and nightly - basis.

Physician satisfaction, training, return on investment, and patient comfort all matter when considering hiring EHR scribes.

One doctor has seen that medical training and trust are key when working with a scribe to document care in the EHR.

In part two of our interview, AMA President Steven J. Stack opines on whether physicians will ever buy into government-based payment programs.

Physicians can innovate the healthcare delivery system, they just have to overcome these four often seen barriers in doing so.

Are you feeling burned out? It's important to not let the monotony of the job get to you, here are some tips to recharge your batteries.