Ed Rabinowitz

If nothing else, Clair Callan, MD, is both flexible and determined. Those traits have served her well as she's had to make some difficult choices during her professional career. And in her new memoir, "Standing My Ground," Callan, who today is vice president of science, quality, and public health standards for the American Medical Association, shares her journey of overcoming obstacles and cracking the glass ceiling in becoming a female physician.

The intense competition for doctors is creating an environment where hospitals and health systems are compelled to pool their resources if they want to stay competitive

Fredy Revilla, MD, never met a mountain he didn't like. The neurologist has found a connection between his passion for climbing and his profession of caring for patients with neurological disorders.

A medical practice without a patient portal? Sounds like a sure-fire way to come up short in meeting patient expectations.

The ACA in 2015 could present even more headaches for physicians and medical practices.

For any major automobile manufacturer, having a large volume of customers lined up outside your dealerships waiting to grab the new models as soon as they hit the showroom floor would be a good thing. Not so in healthcare.

The issue of transparency in healthcare, particularly where pricing and payment information is concerned, has been widely debated for years. Is there a benefit to making this information readily available to the general public?

It's strange to think that a debilitating injury – a leg injury from a skiing accident – could play a prominent role in shaping an individual's career. But for Larry Drum, MD, a board certified internist in Los Alamitos, CA, that's exactly what happened.

A new report from Jackson Healthcare indicates nearly one-third of physician respondents (30%) say their use of advanced practice professionals, including physician assistants, has increased over the last 2 years.

If you're one of those individuals – and there are many – who cringe at the prospect of yet another staff or department meeting, you can take heart that you're not alone in that regard. Or, you can do something about it, and your medical practice will be better for the change.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. And in the case of Joshua Dines, MD, and his father, David Dines, MD, the apple fell about as close to the tree as you can get.

The question of whether 2014 tax law changes will impact physicians is easily answered: Yes. The more difficult question to answer is, how significant will that impact be?

Telemedicine and telehealth have the potential to improve healthcare while lowering costs. As the market continues to grow, lawmakers are beginning to look at regulatory changes that could support the technology.

An Atlanta urologist finds harmony between his day job on the cutting edge of robotic surgery and his off-hours hobby of playing the guitar.

When it comes to preparing your medical practice for the upcoming flu season, the key to success is being proactive, not reactive. A proactive approach means a more efficient and productive practice.

A new report shows the US patient monitoring market is expected to grow quickly in the coming years. The lingering question, however, is what are physicians going to do with all of that data?

Beverly Hills psychiatrist Carole Lieberman is more than a shrink to the stars. She's an Emmy winner, an activist, an expert witness, and a soothing voice to many.

Making the transition from the clinical side of healthcare to the leadership suite requires grit, drive, and the ability to take a step back.

If you ask Josie Tenore, MD, MSc, about vacation time, you won't hear about relaxing afternoons on a tropical beach or roasting marshmallows by a campfire. Instead you'll learn how she serves as the medical director for walk-a-thons, and AIDS bicycle rides from Amsterdam to Paris.

Back in the day, AT&T built a hugely successful ad campaign around the slogan, "Long distance, it's the next best thing to being there." Today, that slogan could be the rallying cry for the telehealth and telemedicine industries, where optimism and excitement are hallmarks.

Oprah Winfrey. Bill Cosby. Muhammad Ali. Sidney Poitier. Alvin Crawford, MD. If that last name seems out of place with the others, guess again.

The challenge to medical practices is clear. Recruiting and retaining physicians during a current and looming shortage of healthcare professionals can be a daunting task.

Most people recognize that time is money, and perhaps no one recognizes that better than today's physician. Since there's no way to add more hours to the day, and the minutes physicians spend with their patients are often preciously few, it has become increasingly important to work more efficiently.

What's in a name? For Roshini Raj, MD, a board certified gastroenterologist and internist at NYU Medical Center/Tisch Hospital in New York City, brevity has been a key factor.

Ah, the times they are a-changing. And nowhere is that change more evident in healthcare than in the area of billing and collection.

One accountable care organization saved $8.5 million and received a check from Medicare for $4.2 million after 17 months. Suddenly, they had physicians clamoring to join.

Everyone likes choices, and medical care is no exception. That's why it's so important for physicians to market their medical practices.

Orthopedic surgeon Bert Mandelbaum is a pioneering researcher and the creator of a program that has drastically reduced ACL tears among young female athletes.