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.
What is the current state of healthcare?
Where health care stands months into the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Cash balance plans: What physicians need to know
Cash balance plans can help physicians save on taxes
Doctor, look out for these great moonlighting opportunities in 2021
The last 10 months has changed healthcare in unforeseen ways.
6 ways physicians can close the gender pay gap
The challenges, and opportunities, of clinically integrated networks
How can independent practices stay in business without sacrificing their freedom?
Top Challenges of 2021
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
Top Challenges 2021: #3 Physician burnout and autonomy
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.
Top Challenges 2021: #6 Increased competition
10 cities with the highest demand for physicians in 2020
Here are the top U.S. cities with the highest demand for physicians in the year 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic leads physicians to new hobbies
As dismal as the last year has been, the pandemic has offered a few tiny silver linings
2020 Burnout Survey Results: Physicians facing unprecedented crisis
More than two-thirds of physicians say they feel burned out in 2020.
How should leaders communicate bad news during COVID, which could range from having to layoff colleagues to the death of a co-worker?
Bad news requires truthfulness and an emphasis on the future.
Are there communication strategies that work best during a crisis that leaders should be employing?
Start by being present and timely, and avoid spin at all costs.
Is effective planning possible during COVID when so many things are changing on a daily basis?
Look at examples outside your organization to help you find what’s working, and make solid plans for the future.
How should physician leaders balance achieving “normal” organizational goals with just getting through the COVID crisis?
Having a team that focuses on the “now” and one that focuses on what happens after the pandemic is a good first step.
What’s the best way to build a team with the appropriate skillset and diversity during COVID?
Start with trust and seek out people who will be candid with you.
How important is it to have a leadership team to help you during a crisis?
Rarely do leaders find success when working in isolation. You don’t have to do everything yourself.
7 tips for deciding where to practice medicine
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.
What are the common mistakes leaders make during the pandemic?
COVID has made organizations more complex, and if leaders don’t recognize that, employees and productivity will suffer.
What leadership challenges have emerged from the COVID-19 crisis?
When the very nature of how we do work changes, leaders have to evolve.
Physician moonlighting: How to find opportunities, earn extra money and expand your career
How physicians can find moonlighting opportunities, on today’s Medical Economics Pulse.
Physician productivity data 2020: Exclusive report on patients seen and prior authorizations
Physicians break down how many patients they see and how much time they spend on prior authorizations in our exclusive 91st Physician Report.
Deciding where to practice: 7 tips
Deciding where to practice medicine requires careful planning if you want a successful career. Here are 7 tips to get you started.
10 cities where female physicians are paid the highest
The physician gender wage gap still exists — and remains significant.
How physicians can find work-life balance, part 2
How physicians can find balance between their personal and professional lives.
How physicians can protect personal assets from liability
In the midst of a global pandemic, there are new liability risks physicians need to prepare for.
Physician salary data 2020: Exclusive report on how much physicians earn
Physicians break down how much they earn in our exclusive 91st Physician Report.
How physicians can find balance between professional and personal life
Physician retirement planning tips
Creating a solid retirement plan can build peace of mind as you navigate the challenges of practicing medicine today. So what should you be doing?
Physician salaries in 2020: Cities where pay is the highest
Compensation data from Doximity shows only tepid growth in physician pay in 2020