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Why hospitals-not doctors-are driving up costs.

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.

Why female physicians make less, and how to fix it. 

Plotting a financial path to practice success

A slideshow on how much physicians earn

A slideshow with a breakdown of median annual premiums

A slideshow on the financial state of practices

A new ACP position paper says Congress must strengthen the Affordable Care Act by creating a public insurance option and expanding Medicaid coverage in all 50 states.

Key functions that practices must provide to patients in order to better manage chronic conditions

Electronic health records hold significant potential for improving patient care, but they also present doctors with new ethical challenges they didn’t face in the era of paper charts.

The ACP has for years called gun violence a public health issue, and has pushed for bans on assault weapons, more stringent background checks and increased funding for research into gun violence.

Policy changes, physician adoption of telehealth technologies to help advance patient care options, survey reports

Communication tools physicians can use to manage conflict during patient encounters.

As more physicians become employed, learning how to successfully negotiate an employment contract becomes a crucial skill to learn.

Loneliness is a quiet epidemic causing loud health impacts on patients and physicians. 

When medical errors occur, patients suffer-but so do physicians.

Doctors understand that social determinants of health have a major impact on patients' wellbeing, yet they often are reluctant to address such issues with their patients.

What physicians can do to harness patient-collected data.

Internists have a major role in helping patients understand and manage their genetic conditions.

Report identifies biggest risks for primary care doctors.

How can physicians help their patients?

What physicians can do to collect the payment they deserve while also avoiding compliance risk.

How physicians can adapt to the patient empowerment trend 

Can an ICD-10-CM body mass index (BMI) code be used as a stand-alone code?

Numerous factors can impact physician career satisfaction, including location. Here are the best-and the worst-states for practicing medicine.

An analogy to help lawyer politicians understand healthcare and its financing

Young physicians want good compensation. But money’s not all they’re looking for.