June 20th 2025
Maine, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Oklahoma lawmakers approve new rules; PA organization says momentum is building for the profession.
June 19th 2025
Attrition rates highlight gaps in socioeconomic diversity and equity within physician pipeline.
June 12th 2025
The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 would add 14,000 Medicare-support training slots over seven years and codify rural residency support.
Doctors should not have to choose between mental health care and their career
June 10th 2025
The American Medical Association’s House of Delegates moves to ease compliance burdens, protect exam-takers and equip residents as advocates.
Top challenges of 2022, No. 1: Hiring and retaining staff
Top challenges of 2022, No. 5: Loss of trust in physicians
It’s getting harder to find a doctor in the house
Nearly 25% of physicians and 40% of nurses say they may leave their jobs due to stress and burnout, study finds,
Take charge of your 401(k) rollover
Retirement account tips for soon-to-be-retired physicians.
The science behind physician burnout
A different way to think about burnout and how it impacts physicians.
Doctors rarely earn more after selling practices to hospital systems, study finds
Health systems aren’t sharing financial gains from buying independent practices
Women doctors seeing more work-life conflict, mental stress due to COVID-19 pandemic
Pandemic’s impact could worsen gender divide in income and career prospects, study finds.
Female physicians earn millions less than male counterparts, new report finds
A new study on the gender pay gap in medicine examined earnings data from more than 80,000 doctors.
What sports training can teach medical education
One lesson worth considering.
What you need to know about mentoring other doctors
Defining the goals of the mentoring relationship can be useful to clarify expectations.
Solving problems at your office: How to avoid the blame game and get things fixed
Getting things fixed means going beyond blaming people for what went wrong.
The need for more primary care never goes away
In response to great need for primary care, we have been purposefully redesigning and changing it for a decade now. Have we made any progress?
14 Things One Physician Is Thankful For
As we approach Thanksgiving, I find myself trying to focus less on the chaos of medical practice and more on the many blessings in my life.
How physicians can develop an attitude of gratitude
As we approach Thanksgiving, Neil Baum, MD, explains how physicians can learn to express gratitude in their practices and life.
Setting boundaries: How to say no — and when to say yes
As we approach the holidays, we often find ourselves feeling overwhelmed and overcommitted. ‘Tis the season to start setting boundaries.
8 ways to make prior authorizations easier
How can this prior-authorization game be played for better odds of winning?
Three reasons why doctors should get an MBA degree (and three why they shouldn’t)
Read on to learn the arguments for and against doctors getting MBAs.
How care management tools can mitigate clinician burnout
Healthcare staffing shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic have intensified an already serious problem in healthcare: clinician burnout.
Is an MBA right for you?
As medicine grows increasingly corporate, doctors are finding that career advancement requires understanding the business side of the profession
8 Questions to Ask a Lender Before Taking Out a Loan
Before taking out a loan, ask these 8 essential questions.
The importance of staff training in collecting money
Having good processes in place is great, but it won’t do you any good if the staff isn’t trained on them.
Shared savings: The primary care physician's entry point to value-based care
Value-based models are designed to reward health care providers who improve patient care while contributing to an overall reduction in cost.
Budgeting for retirement: Make a plan and stick to it
Creating a budget for retirement has never been easier, but sticking to one takes real work.
What are common cashflow mistakes practices make?
Don’t let bad processes costs you money.
Why are so many health organizations embracing non physician practitioners?
Health organizations can better control non-physicians even if money isn’t an issue.
Strong primary care leads to better COVID-19 outcomes
An analysis found that counties with more primary care had better COVID-19 related outcomes.
Rebuttal: Congress, not the AANP, can resolve the physician shortage
Members of Physicians for Patient Protection respond to claims made by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Are health care organizations using the physician shortage as an excuse to install non physician practitioners in roles that a doctor should be leading?
Patients often don’t understand the different levels of training required by practitioners, so organizations often push non-physicians into more roles.
Why have rural and underserved areas suffered more physician shortages during COVID?
Early retirements and a declining population of practitioners make staffing difficult.
Study: EHR use, productivity tied to physician turnover
The research suggests the less time a physician spends on an EHR the more likely they are to leave their employer.