SPOTLIGHT -
Meeting the financial challenges of COVID-19
Faced with unprecedented circumstances due to COVID, as well as uncertainty about the future, what can primary care providers do to stay afloat financially and continue caring for patients?
Why do doctors experience burnout?
How common is physician burnout and why does it happen?
Who does and doesn’t use patient portals
A look at the patients who do and do not take advantage of patient portals.
How EHRs affect malpractice suits
Should doctors worry about EHRs leading to malpractice suits?
Gender inequality in the medical workplace
While the number of women in medicine has been steadily increasing, respect and equality for women in the profession continue to lag.
How doctors view retirement
When do doctors retire, and what are they worried about in the future?
6 steps to a successful medical practice makeover
Thinking about remodeling a practice? Here are the six questions you need to be asking.
9 ways to ease the prior authorization burden
A slideshow with nine things physicians can do to make the prior authorization process easier.
Why states are losing ground on key health measures
A report card of healthcare indicators shows troubling developments.
Are you ready for the empowered patient?
Today’s patients are apt to see their doctor armed with their own research and opinions on treatment options. Here's what you'll need to know.
Smoking: Its costs, and recommendations for helping patients quit
A state-by-state analysis of the costs of smoking.
Medical malpractice payouts: a snapshot
A look at where and why malpractice payouts are happening.
Top 10 patient safety concerns
The greatest threats to patient safety.
Study: Patient outcomes and care costs unaffected by residency work limits
EHR poll: 7 key takeaways
Medical Economics has been polling physicians on a broad range of EHR-related topics. Here are seven important findings from our latest survey.
Are EHR-generated emails a driver of physician burnout?
MEDPAC calls for end to 'Incident to' billing
Is “incident to” billing on the way out?
Are ACOs living up to their promise?
Study: Medicaid expansion may be helping African Americans get quicker access to cancer treatment
NPs, PAs can lower care costs for complex patients
Task force calls for help in battling opioid crisis
Physician burnout: The costs aren’t only psychological
Six things you need to know about prescription drug use and spending
A new report shows how medication use is expanding and changing.
Why more patients are seeking behavioral health treatment
Study: MIPS hospital readmission metric likely ineffective
HHS: Nearly 700,000 affected by data breaches in April
Lawsuit says pharm companies conspired to fix prices of generic drugs
Study: Doctors considering care costs in treatment plans
Obesity specialists: Numbers are rising, led by primary care physicians
The American Board of Obesity Medicine announced that a record 726 physicians passed its board certification examination this year, with primary care physicians leading the way.