SPOTLIGHT -
July 24th 2024
CenterWell says the centers aim to provide seniors with greater access to tailored primary care services
July 15th 2024
Health care slower than in the last 12 months.
July 10th 2024
Temporary order is specific to plaintiffs, but broader ruling could come in August.
July 8th 2024
The most sustainable solution to overcoming physician burnout is industry-wide change, and the transition to a value-based system could lead us there
July 2nd 2024
Embarking on a new career path requires more than just evaluating the job description.
Where you go to get away from it all
The typical physician spends more than $6,700 a year on vacations, and the world is his oyster, according to our survey.
Financial Beat
Your Nest Egg, Mutual Funds, Air Travel, Taxes
Re-engineering your practice: Do patients love you, but hate your phones?
Confusing menus, canned ads, irksome music, assurances that "your call is important." And waits that border on eternity. Is this any way to greet patients?
Plan your next vacation on the Internet
Discount airfares, hotel rooms, rental cars, and cruises?-as well as a gold mine of sightseeing, restaurant, and other information on your travel destination-?are now a few mouse-clicks away.
Reality Check: Which physicians are heading for the exits?
A national survey recently said that nearly half of doctors age 50 and older are planning to retire or cut back their activity in the next three years. What's going on out there?
The Internet; Mutual Funds; Travel Tidbits; Gadgets; Giving; Cars; Real Estate.
A managed care sting
A flat fish administers a unique brand of justice.
Travel; Stocks; Insurance; Banking, Mutual Funds
Why I'll never travel incognito
Some of the author's most treasured experiences occurred after strangers learned what he does for a living.
Telephones; Retirement; Taxes; Travel Tidbits; Stocks; Mutual Funds
Read this before you drive in Europe
The rules of the road--and for renting a car--are quite different overseas, this doctor has learned.
Stocks, Insurance, Taxes, Travel, Medical School Debt, Cars
NPs and PAs: What's the malpractice risk?
When properly supervised, physician assistants and nurse practitioners should reduce your malpractice risk. "Properly supervised"--ah, there's the rub.
MUTUAL FUNDS, TAXES, STOCKS, BONDS, DID YOU KNOW?, TRAVEL
HMNo: The name of this practice says it all
By forgoing all types of insurance, an FP couple created a patient-centered practice based on the tenets of old-fashioned medicine.
Wealth; Cars; Travel; Stocks; Social Security.
Patients helped me keep my promise to the poor
Despite his doubts,the author accepted a difficult mission. Then help poured in.
Equities; Taxes; Travel; Tax Reminder; Trivia; Cars; Mutual Funds
Robert McCool, MD: Opening doors to the uninsured
Opening doors to the uninsured
Taxes; Bonds; Travel; Stocks; Credit Cards; Internet
Auto Insurance, Banks, Travel, Mutual Funds, Retirement, Taxes
Doctoring "Down Under"
A six month locums stint treating Australian aborigines gave the author a new perspective on US medicine--and life.
Bet your bucks on the euro?
Europe's new currency promises riches for investors who stick with it. And right now, it makes for juicy travel bargains.
You're an employed doctor? You've got rights!
Laws shield you from discrimination, guard your pension, grant you family leave--even protect your status as an employee.
Tropical vacation? Try the polar opposite
The stark beauty of ice, tundra, walruses, and polar bears makes the Arctic Circle a "hot" travel destination, says the author.