Careers

James Underberg, MD, discusses how he left a large health system to open his own practice, and provides tips for physicians considering the same move.

Many physicians are dealing with massive student loans from medical school, according to a poll of Medical Economics readers.

A slideshow of the top 10 sources of secondary income for physicians.

How 19 specialties rank in terms of salary compared to annual revenue generated.

Why the multitasking demanded in our work is likely an under-appreciated, but substantive factor in physician burnout

A slideshow of the top 14 ancillary services for internal medicine/family medicine practices in 2018.

Information is certainly not going to slow down, so doctors should come up with a plan to keep up so they are ready to have informed conversations with patients.

While there are some changes physicians can make at the personal and practice level, it requires system-wide transformation to alleviate burnout.

Streamlined administrative tasks, inbox management, and focus on work-life balance can all help reduce physician burnout.

The use of this term moral injury and the importation of this concept from the military should be done with caution and humility, if at all.

Cancer is the second most costly medical condition in the United States behind heart disease, and a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) sought to better understand Medicare costs.

Physician leader Atul Gawande believes that as treatment options proliferate for cancer care and other serious illnesses, it will create a new challenge: patient communication about quality of life.

A slideshow on how much time practices spent on prior authorizations in 2018.

Reflect on these elements of burnout and see if you can relate.

More than half of all family physicians report some level of burnout, and only a third say they are happy in their work.

A slideshow with tips for addressing the gender pay gap in medicine

Technology can serve a higher purpose in healthcare by enabling clinicians to easily communicate and share information without having to taking time away from patient care.

A slideshow of the biggest challenges facing primary care in 2018. 

This exclusive, annual report provides data from your peers about the state of physician’s today, and timely strategies you can use to run a more efficient practice and improve patient care.

Why female physicians make less, and how to fix it. 

Plotting a financial path to practice success

A slideshow on how much physicians earn

A slideshow with a breakdown of median annual premiums

A slideshow with data on physician productivity and medical practice staff 

A slideshow about the survey respondents

A slideshow on the financial state of practices

Loneliness is a quiet epidemic causing loud health impacts on patients and physicians. 

Primary care physicians are trapped in a non-sustainable business model.

The patients’ needs cannot always win-and often don’t.

Physicians are thinking outside the box early in their careers.