Medical Economics Staff

A slideshow of the biggest challenges facing primary care in 2018. 

This exclusive, annual report provides data from your peers about the state of physician’s today, and timely strategies you can use to run a more efficient practice and improve patient care.

A slideshow on how much physicians earn

A slideshow with a breakdown of median annual premiums

A slideshow with data on physician productivity and medical practice staff 

A slideshow about the survey respondents

A slideshow on the financial state of practices

Every year, Medical Economics asks physicians to rate the EHR system they use in their practice on a number of factors ranging from usability to customer service.

Here are the issues that annoy and frustrate doctors and get in the way of treating patients and running practices.

Paperwork and administrative burdens ranks 1st on the list of issues ruining medicine for physicians.

Difficulty using EHRs ranks 2nd on the list of issues ruining medicine for physicians.

Government regulations ranks 3rd on the list of issues ruining medicine for physicians.

Should physicians have a voice in the ongoing debate about gun control? Medical Economics surveyed our audience of primary care physicians to get their opinions. Here are the results.

Prior authorizations ranks 4th on the list of issues ruining medicine for physicians.

Replacing primary care physicians with NPs/PAs ranks 5th on the list of issues ruining medicine for physicians.

No negotiating leverage with payers ranks 6th on the list of issues ruining medicine for physicians.

Rising staff and overhead costs ranks 7th on the list of issues ruining medicine for physicians.

Imbalance in primary care versus specialist reimbursement ranks 8th on the list of issues ruining medicine for physicians.

MOC costs and requirements ranks 9th on the list of issues ruining medicine for physicians.

In his latest book, Rajeev Kurapati, MD, explores the history of medicine and what physicians can learn about today’s transformations

The new ACP president discusses gender equality in medicine and why collaboration is needed to fix healthcare.

Many of the proposals are aimed at reducing the paperwork and compliance burden on physicians. Whether they can achieve this goal remains to be seen.

At its most recent annual meeting in New Orleans, the American College of Physicians (ACP) addressed numerous issues facing today’s internists. Here’s a recap of some of the topics discussed.

Opinions from our readers.

This year’s Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference tackled major issues in medicine. Our editorial team was on-site in Las Vegas for this year’s gathering and compiled the following highlights:

Check out these highlights from the latest edition

What to do with presented with requests from insurance companies for more patient information

A dose of humor from the pages of Medical Economics

To help you get control of your financial future, Medical Economics offers our annual exclusive list of the 150 best financial advisers for doctors.

Charging an administrative fee is reasonable and fair, according to one reader.