October 7th 2024
Jen Brull, MD, FAAFP, speaks about projects and policies of American Academy of Family Physicians.
October 2nd 2024
Or is it just normal job-related stress that’s bringing you down?
October 1st 2024
Burnout is not due to a lack of resilience
September 27th 2024
American Medical Association president responds to AAPA letters calling for dialogue on AMA’s ‘scope creep’ campaign against expanding practice for other clinicians.
September 18th 2024
Private equity investment, burnout crop up in Physicians Foundation 2024 survey results.
Practice marketing basics: There's magic in a good title
Great titles for your practice marketing efforts can go a long way.
Physician entrepreneurs seek to innovate medicine
Many physicians are becoming innovators and entrepreneurs as they find unique ways to solve problems that can’t be addressed the traditional way.
Making the case for self-care among physicians
Take care of yourself if you want to be able to take care of patients.
4 Ways to improve claims efficiency for rural providers
Follow these tips to turbocharge the claims process.
Are health care workers happy they joined the Great Resignation?
Study shows what workers think about their new jobs and why they left in the first place.
NAM plan for workforce well-being: A new year’s resolution for 2023
Frontline health care workers should feel valued. How to get there?
The six secrets to building a successful physician partnership
Entering a physicians partnership is not a process that should be rushed through nor taken lightly.
NAM plan for workforce well-being: The importance of diversity
Diversity in the workplace can help workforce well-being.
Health care employment rebounding from pandemic job losses
Within the industry, physicians’ offices lead some measures as nursing care facilities need workers.
NAM plan for workforce well-being: Compliance and regulatory barriers
Electronic health records are part of the problem.
Americans saw gains in insurance coverage from 2019-2021
Medicaid expansion, increased federal subsidies drove growth
Should you sell your medical practice to a private equity group?
Does staying small make sense for your practice anymore?
How to address the shortage of health care workers
Understand the various contributing factors of the shortages so you can make the adjustments needed to alleviate the problem.
NAM plan for workforce well-being: Reducing stigma
If physicians feel burned out, they need to seek help.
NAM plan for workforce well-being: Measure it, then improve it
Measuring staff feelings across institutions is the baseline for improvement.
New survey: Healthcare workers don't like their jobs
A Qualtrics survey found healthcare workers have a wide number of frustrations, and nearly 4 in 10 said they are considering finding other jobs.
Solving physician burnout through patient engagement
Engaging with patients to improve their health can help reduce burnout
NAM plan for workforce well-being: ‘Culture trumps everything’
Positive work, learning environments and culture as a priority area.
Financial questions every young physician should answer
Financial planning is one area where you can benefit from asking a lot of questions, leaning on experts and continuously learning.
NAM plan for workforce well-being: Where to start
Recognizing the problem and listening to doctors are key first steps.
10 stock market insights for physician investors in 2023
10 insights investors should consider in 2023.
The face of today's doctor: Getting older, more women, and other demographic changes
The Association of the American Medical Colleges released a report that offers more insight on the nation’s physician workforce.
NAM plan for workforce well-being: A message for primary care physicians
Primary care physicians are crucial to the health care system.
NAM plan for workforce well-being: Why it’s needed
The National Academy of Medicine takes on physician burnout.
NAM plan for workforce well-being: Troubling trend
A health care leader describes disturbing findings about the health care work environment.
It's time for physicians to update their estate plans
Consider starting the year right by updating your estate plan.
Should you try concierge medicine in 2023?
Consider these factors as you ponder your practice’s prospects for 2023.
Physicians among the lawmakers as House struggles over leadership for next Congress
Researchers examine proportion of doctors in statehouses vs. general population.
FTC moves to ban noncompete agreements in work contracts
Clauses are part of physician employment agreements and some states already regulate them.
Where do you want to be in 2023?
Consider these factors as you ponder your prospects for the next year.