Careers

This trend presents an enormous challenge for traditional practices.

A large number of healthcare workers have left the medical field — leaders need to focus on caring for their staff.

Medical Economics asked our audience what they considered the major challenges facing physicians and practices in 2022.

An employee appreciation program is a great place to start.

There are ways to mitigate stress by managing its symptoms. But there are also ways to lessen stress by preventing some of it in the first place.

What's the best way to manage personnel issues with a problem employee?

Do no harm, even though your patient might.

How physicians can use the new year to rediscover meaning in their careers.

If you get this wrong, your New Year's resolutions will be useless.

Nearly 25% of physicians and 40% of nurses say they may leave their jobs due to stress and burnout, study finds,

Retirement account tips for soon-to-be-retired physicians.

A different way to think about burnout and how it impacts physicians.

Health systems aren’t sharing financial gains from buying independent practices

Pandemic’s impact could worsen gender divide in income and career prospects, study finds.

A new study on the gender pay gap in medicine examined earnings data from more than 80,000 doctors.

One lesson worth considering.

Defining the goals of the mentoring relationship can be useful to clarify expectations.

Getting things fixed means going beyond blaming people for what went wrong.

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?

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.

As we approach Thanksgiving, Neil Baum, MD, explains how physicians can learn to express gratitude in their practices and life.

As we approach the holidays, we often find ourselves feeling overwhelmed and overcommitted. ‘Tis the season to start setting boundaries.

How can this prior-authorization game be played for better odds of winning?

Read on to learn the arguments for and against doctors getting MBAs.

Healthcare staffing shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic have intensified an already serious problem in healthcare: clinician burnout.

As medicine grows increasingly corporate, doctors are finding that career advancement requires understanding the business side of the profession

Before taking out a loan, ask these 8 essential questions.

Having good processes in place is great, but it won’t do you any good if the staff isn’t trained on them.