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The U.S. News & World Report annual rankings for 2021 are out. Here’s the best states for healthcare access, quality and more.

Even in a world of telehealth and virtual care, talking to patients effectively on the phone is a critical skill for physicians and practice staff.

Internists and internal medicine subspecialists will have an additional year to complete their maintenance of certification (MOC) requirements.

As the number of women doctors grows, many are trying to square that promise with the systemic challenges they face.  

Running a practice can be funny sometimes

Physicians are hardworking professionals. But did you know that many of your colleagues work multiple jobs? In our 2020 Medical Economics® Physician Report, nearly one out of three physicians told us that they earn secondary income by moonlighting.

Many of the most common challenges in medicine can be addressed through alternative practice models.

Will precautions created to combat COVID-19 outlast the public health emergency?

Can you relate to these humorous situations?

Where health care stands months into the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Cash balance plans can help physicians save on taxes

The last 10 months has changed healthcare in unforeseen ways.

How can independent practices stay in business without sacrificing their freedom?

In late 2020, Medical Economics® asked our physician audience what they thought would be the most challenging issues they will face this year. This is what they told us. Original articles are linked in the descriptions

In late 2020, Medical Economics® asked our physician audience what they thought would be the most challenging issues they will face this year. This is what they told us.

In late 2020, Medical Economics® asked our physician audience what they thought would be the most challenging issues they will face this year. This is what they told us.

Here are the top U.S. cities with the highest demand for physicians in the year 2020. 

As dismal as the last year has been, the pandemic has offered a few tiny silver linings

More than two-thirds of physicians say they feel burned out in 2020.

Bad news requires truthfulness and an emphasis on the future.

Start by being present and timely, and avoid spin at all costs.

Look at examples outside your organization to help you find what’s working, and make solid plans for the future.

Having a team that focuses on the “now” and one that focuses on what happens after the pandemic is a good first step.

Start with trust and seek out people who will be candid with you.

Rarely do leaders find success when working in isolation. You don’t have to do everything yourself.

It is hard to overstate the importance of some decisions. In the life of a physician, the choice of where to practice certainly falls into that category. Here's how to make the best choice for you.

COVID has made organizations more complex, and if leaders don’t recognize that, employees and productivity will suffer.

When the very nature of how we do work changes, leaders have to evolve.

How physicians can find moonlighting opportunities, on today’s Medical Economics Pulse.