Careers

Ignoring his dad's warnings caused this physician a lot of needless pain. Here's what those troubles taught him.

Here's a series of Q&As that will help you assess a unique way to travel.

The author will forever wonder what might have happened had heacted sooner.

If you have patients struggling with mental disorders, consider bringing onboard a mental health professional.

This is the third in a series of articles on specific ancillary services that can boost your bottom line and keep you and your practice busy in a competitive market.

This is the second in a series of articles on specific ancillary services that can boost your bottom line and keep you and your practice busy in a competitive healthcare market.

This is the second in a series of articles on specific ancillary services that can boost your bottom line and keep you and your practice busy in a competitive healthcare market.

Federal EEOC requirements—and their local equivalents—govern hiring, firing, and everything in between.

If a routine employment physical or workers' comp exam reveals abnormal results, your obligation to the patient goes deeper than you might think.

No thanks to universal coverage; in defense of hospice

Solo practice saved me

A physician search firm and the Internet can help you ferret out opportunities. Or you can get by with a little help from your friends, and their friends.

Answers to your questions about...outside researchers; record removal; business associates; covered entities

Here's the latest data on what healthcare providers around the country are charging for the services you do most. Compare your fee schedule to see if you're on track.

Part-time doctors can work alongside full-timers--and benefit both a practice and its patients.

This fifth article in our series tells you how to assemble your practice team.

Here's how one physician assesses job applicants' skills, common sense, and other qualities. 2004 DOCTORS' WRITING CONTEST - BEST PRACTICE SOLUTION

Many liability policies cover only practice partners, owners, and employees.

Here's how to make your transition out of practice a truly positive time.

The risks of being a "patient advocate"

Accepting risk for all patient care may spell independence--but it could also spell disaster.

New respect for academic medicine; Helping your med mal carrier see reason; Why punish everyone? Confronting HMOs on coding

In his quest to comply with HIPAA, New York City urologist Jon Owen Marks figures he'll need to send the following letter to his referring physicians.

Liability when a doc is part-time

You can't beat shared medical appointments for patient education and compliance, say proponents.

Small-town physicians now have big-town worries, but they wouldn't trade places for anything.

"Vicarious liability" and "ostensible agency" sound like obscure legal theories, but they can land you in court. Here's how to protect yourself.

When symptoms don't make sense or a story doesn't hang together, there's usually a deeper meaning.