A new Physicians Foundation survey finds 36% of physicians say they or a colleague feared seeking mental health care because of questions on licensing, credentialing or insurance applications.

Four forces created the perfect storm to sink physician-owned medicine. There are policies that could help keep it afloat.

UA Little Rock and NYITCOM's eight-year D.O. pathway replaces the MCAT with four years of GPA benchmarks, but leaders say in-state residency slots will decide whether graduates stay.

The vast majority of physicians are now employed, and it's changing how they treat patients and how they go about their job

Median work RVUs rose no more than 2.8% in any group, while nearly 65% of surveyed organizations plan to add physicians in the coming year.

What if a greater number of reported safety events actually meant a hospital is safer for patients?

A primary-care voucher model would pay practices upfront for predictable care and leave insurance to cover catastrophic risk, cutting administrative burden and giving physicians time back with patients.

Wendy S. Harpham, M.D., FACP, draws on decades as a patient with lymphoma to show physicians which phrases comfort patients and which cause distress without meaning to.