Burnout and Wellbeing

The world is shifting. Now is the time to trust and enhance physician leadership — and here's how to do it

Burnout comes from more than just workplace overload. Here’s why doctors need training in personal finance

Atlas MD co-founder Josh Umbehr, M.D., who has been in direct primary care practice since 2010, explains why he thinks the model is closer to mainstream than most physicians realize.

AMA survey shows doctors are skeptical about the latest promises about streamlining prior authorizations.

Primary care physicians are drowning in data. Transparent artificial intelligence can synthesize complex biomarkers to give them their time back.

Four in 10 physicians have a side gig. Here are the data on who succeeds, where the money is going and what doctors who've done it wish they'd known sooner.

Policies are needed now to rein in private equity investments and protect physicians and patients.

Concrete habits that help primary care physicians close charts in the room, not at 9 p.m.

Physicians Advocacy Institute study finds just 18% of doctors work in physician-owned practices.

AMA survey finds prior authorizations are killing physician trust in insurers, along with patient care.

Fight burnout and be a better doctor by becoming an amateur anthropologist, starting with your next patient.

Burnout, hassle and unrealistic patient demands have replaced personal health concerns and rising malpractice premiums as the top drivers of early physician exits.

A report from the Peterson Health Technology Institute says efficiency in AI tools is still lacking.

By framing the issue solely as 'burnout,' we overlook its true cause by failing to distinguish it from deeper ethical harm, and, in doing so, miss essential policy implications.

Women doctors are fleeing medicine. Technology, autonomy and compensation for time all could help them stay to treat patients.

Is DPC for me? Hear from physicians who made the switch and found success.

Panacea Financial's 2026 customer survey shows the financial strain of medicine doesn't ease with attending salary.

Nearly 71% of doctors say hobbies help protect their sanity. Here are seven ways your peers spend their downtime.

Many physicians describe their reality with words like burnout, administrative overload and workforce strain. But that’s not the full story. To move the needle, we have to look deeper.

The top news stories in medicine this week.

Medicare Advantage accounts for three of the top five administrative burdens facing medical groups, and nearly 95% of practices say the regulatory load has grown over the past three years, according to MGMA's 2026 Regulatory Burden Report.

AMA Organizational Biopsy survey finds third straight decline, but some specialties still top 40% burnout rates.

How ambient AI and clinical decision support are reducing administrative burden, eliminating burnout and returning the focus to patient-centered care

It’s not just burnout when patient numbers increase but doctors are not allowed adequate time and treatments for them.

A comprehensive global analysis of health care workers shows that insomnia was a major problem during and after COVID-19.