SPOTLIGHT -
Chris Mazzolini is the editorial director of Medical Economics.
Answers to frequently asked questions about concierge medicine
Practicing medicine how it was meant to be: An interview with David B. MacIsaac, DO
Patient portal messages: The value of tapping medical assistants to manage workflow
A study found that using medical assistants to filter and triage patient portal messages was an effective time saver for physicians.
A new patient portal workflow: What challenges can practices expect?
A Philadelphia-area medical practice experimented with having medical assistants triage patient portal messages. What challenges did they experience with this new workflow?
Patient portal messages: Why there's a gender gap in physicians responding
Jennifer N. Lee, M.D. recently conducted a study on managing patient portal messages at her medical practice — and found something interesting about physician gender.
Can better patient portal management help improve physician burnout?
A new study tested a different way to handle patient portal message inflow at a medical practice.
Managing patient messages: How one practice experimented with a new workflow
Primary care physicians are often inundated with messages from patients. Is there a better way for practices to manage this patient communication to help improve practice workflows and free up physician time?
The benefits of a physician MBA program
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.
Diversity in medicine: Trust between patients and physicians
Why the U.S. health care system needs diversity among physicians, and how patients will benefit.
Diversity in medicine: Building trust – and losing it
Diversity in medicine: Affecting patient longevity
Diversity in medicine: Where to start among medical specialties?
Diversity in medicine: Keeping physicians of color in the workforce
Diversity in medicine: Perspectives on patient care
American health care will improve with diversity, equity, inclusion
An emergency medicine physician shares his background and perspectives on how a diverse medical workforce will help doctors, other clinicians, and patients.
Diversity in medicine: A ripple effect among doctors, patients and the community
Diversity in medicine: Methods to recruit more physicians of color
Diversity in medicine: We need racial concordance
Diversity in medicine: A physician speaks out
The benefits of a physician MBA
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The changing face of the physician
The physician workforce is more diverse than it ever has been, and the diversity is only increasing.
The changing face of physicians: The growth of osteopathic medicine
Pathways to concierge medicine
While the historical pathway for a physician to move into the concierge medicine model was to work with a management company to convert their existing, independent practice, things have changed.
How the current state of the health care system is driving patients — and physicians — to concierge medicine
Many physicians are transitioning to concierge medicine to meet increasing patient demand for better choices in their care.
How an administrative partner can help your practice thrive
How one medical practice is growing and expanding with the help of a third-party vendor.
Perfect the revenue cycle to supercharge practice income
The revenue cycle management (RCM) process is critical for the financial performance of a medical practice. But what is the best way for a practice to handle the RCM process?
7 things physicians should never say to patients
Saying the wrong thing to a patient can harm that relationship or even contribute to a malpractice lawsuit
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.
Healthcare's digital transformation: A conversation with Hadi Chaudhry of CareCloud
A wide-ranging discussion with CareCloud CEO Hadi Chaudhry on the latest trends, from AI and ChatGPT, to machine learning and digitization.
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."