SPOTLIGHT -
May 8th 2024
Better scores equate to better patient care from new physicians
May 2nd 2024
Operating margins, volume, and revenue have all declined
April 30th 2024
Many physicians are eager to find a way to transform health care in a way that better benefits both patients and providers. They would be well served by enrolling in an MBA program designed for doctors.
April 29th 2024
What you need to know when asking for help in finding your dream job
Physicians are in high demand — here’s how to find your new role
Healing the healer: The Physician Support Line
Launching in 2020, the Physician Support Line is available to medical students, resident/ fellows, attending physicians, and retired physicians.
Physician author takes on physician moral injury
New book by Wendy Dean, M.D., discusses the disconnect between physicians’ ethics and beliefs and our health care system.
Male doctors earn $110,000 on average more than female doctors
Gender pay gap down slightly, but much work remains to be done
HIMSS23: Are pharmacists the solution to primary care’s problems?
Boosting the relationship between primary care physicians and pharmacists could help alleviate burnout while providing basic services to those who lack access.
USPSTF: Primary care is an honor
Working with patients as partners in health.
Barriers make minority MCAT examinees less likely to apply to med school
Study shows that minority students face barriers that deter them from applying to and matriculating at med schools
Morning Medical Update: Gender pay gap among physicians narrows; Primary care misconceptions; What doctors wish patients knew about norovirus
The top news stories in primary care today.
How I rediscovered what it means to be a physician
One week in the Dominican Republic gave me a renewed perspective on practicing medicine.
Morning Medical Update: Summer health checklist; Do you still need your COVID-19 vaccine card?; Five unfulfilled medical fields
USPSTF: Working to improve health
What does the USPSTF do? Its chairman explains.
Morning Medical Update: Disability advocates call for required masking; More medical schools withdraw from U.S. news rankings, Free clinics open in Las Vegas schools
Drivers of health: Speaking to primary care
Drivers of health are a major factor creating stress for primary care physicians.
Physician salaries and average gross billing: Family medicine, specialties, and APPs
Even at 50% collection, doctors generate revenues worth more than their salaries.
Burnout and high labor costs taking a toll on physicians
Report shows physicians are operating in a difficult financial and mental environment
Physician author takes on moral injury in medicine in new book
Wendy Dean, MD, sits down to talk about her new book, "If I Betray These Words: Moral Injury in Medicine and Why It's So Hard For Clinicians to Put Patients First."
Drivers of health: Physicians need connections
To help patients in need, physicians need connections with resources for assistance.
How physicians should handle criticism
Bristling at criticism or negative feedback is natural. Here are the best ways to handle it as a physician.
Morning Medical Update: New primary care program for older adults lacks clinical benefits, The Medical School Admissions Cycle: A Month-by-Month Guide, Is a lingering cough after a cold normal?
Health care employment rates hit pre-pandemic levels
Some sectors fare better than others, but health care employment is most recovered from the big drops that occurred during COVID.
Physicians suffer when hospitals struggle to find digital health solutions
Hospitals know they need digital solutions, but don’t know the best way forward
Marriage, children lead to fewer hours worked, less pay over time for female physicians
Addressing barriers for women doctors could reduce pay gap while expanding the workforce, researchers say.
Morning Medical Update: Emailing your doctor could soon cost you; Understanding why patients are given unnecessary care; Average pay for doctors dropped 2.4% in 2022
Doctors: We want lighter workloads, greater autonomy
Many physicians say they're willing to take pay cuts to achieve these goals
Morning Medical Update: S.C. bill to expand care via physician assistants; Doctors speak out against noncompete relocations; A direct path from high school to med school
Primary care the top match for osteopathic medical students
Placement rate hits record high, expected to grow with final numbers later this spring.
Drivers of health: Outside the doctor’s office
What happens outside the doctor’s office affects patient health.
Morning Medical Update: Primary care and screening for ‘social frailness’; California asks Medicaid to cover rent; AI assists doctors in one of the earliest and largest introductions yet
Health care workers won’t shut up
If your name is Kathy, Beth, Kyle, or Sam, you are more likely to annoy your co-workers
Physician retirements to hit health care industry hard
Burnout is pushing many doctors to retire, but administrators think it is something else
Primary care slots outpace resident interest
Internal medicine and family medicine have some of the largest numbers of positions still open after the matchmaking process despite record number of matches.