SPOTLIGHT -
March 28th 2023
The top news stories in primary care today.
March 27th 2023
Some sectors fare better than others, but health care employment is most recovered from the big drops that occurred during COVID.
March 24th 2023
Hospitals know they need digital solutions, but don’t know the best way forward
Addressing barriers for women doctors could reduce pay gap while expanding the workforce, researchers say.
Exclusive report on how much physicians earn
Regional variations in malpractice premium increases
Bob White, COO of The Doctors Company, says malpractice premium increases vary according to location and specialty.
The financial health of malpractice insurers
Bob White, COO of The Doctors Company, says malpractice insurance companies have been paying more in settlements than they are collecting in premiums, forcing them to raise premiums.
How the tactics of plaintiffs’ lawyers have evolved
Bob White, COO of The Doctors Company, explains that malpractice lawsuits now seek to punish wrongdoers, not just provide compensation to those harmed by malpractice.
The impact of large jury awards
Bob White, COO of The Doctors Company, describes how large malpractice awards affect claims in similar cases.
Trends in malpractice awards
Bob White, COO of The Doctors Company, says malpractice award amounts have been rising much faster than inflation, which drives up insurance premiums.
Why malpractice insurance premiums are rising
Bob White, COO of The Doctors Company, explains what’s behind recent increases in physicians’ malpractice insurance rates.
The 15 funniest medical cartoons of 2022
Need a chuckle? Check out these physician-themed cartoons
Are AI assistants key to fixing physician burnout?
The results of physician trials led by the AAFP Innovation Lab are very promising.
Male physicians and hidden burnout
Do male physicians struggle with setting boundaries as well?
Helping others helps yourself
Tammie Chang, MD, shares what she learned during the process of writing her book, Boundaries for Women Physicians: Love Your Life and Career in Medicine.
Why boundaries help create freedom
Good fences make good neighbors.
How can female physicians can empower each other?
Tammie Chang, MD, explains her “raft of otters” analogy and how it applies to the importance of female support systems.
The importance of supporting female physicians
Enrollment rates are up for female physicians, but retention is still an issue.
How Tammie Chang, MD, found strength by writing for herself and fellow female physicians
Chang gives the advice she wishes someone would have told her when she was struggling.
Family physicians versus the health system
An exclusive excerpt from the new book “Searching for the Family Doctor: Primary Care on the Brink."
How to become a better communicator and negotiator in 2022
Some of the essential characteristics of being a good communicator are to be concise, specific, pleasant, approachable, and most of all, to be a good listener.
Some of the challenges female physicians face
Women physicians deal with more setbacks than their male counterparts.
How COVID-19 exacerbates the physician shortage
Doctors face increased burnout rates, loss of autonomy and greater financial threats from nonphysician practitioners
Readying “traditional healthcare” for the retail revolution
Healthcare is undergoing a seismic and highly visible shift that poses a serious threat to traditional care providers.
The highest-paying subspecialties in adult medical academic medicine
The subspecialties with the highest starting salaries, and highest incomes after 10 years, for men and women in adult medical subspecialties.
Study: Starting pay differences reduce earning potential for women in academic medicine
After 10 years women’s median earnings are 9% less than men’s.
Five ways to better manage workplace conflict
To help ensure you know exactly how to handle workplace conflict at your medical practice, we asked an expert to weigh in.
Why I love being a primary care physician
When I read about the plight of primary care doctors and their widespread dissatisfaction with their profession, I remember Dr. William Vroom.
This radical approach to patient flow could revitalize your practice
Are you willing to try something different?
Drug overdose deaths top 1 million since 1999, report finds
Annual financial cost is more than $1 trillion.
Improve credentialing as a path to physician retention
Achieving credentialing efficiency requires practices to automate, centralize, and ensure visibility into their credentialing data.
Four tips to curbing rising costs and staffing shortfalls
Medical networks and smaller practices alike are facing spiraling inflation costs and staffing shortfalls due to waves of COVID cases that are impacting physicians, staff, and management.
Why physicians need a good financial adviser
Having a relationship with a good financial planner brings a “best of” team of advisors to help you achieve your life goals.
Avoid powers of attorney mistakes
The perils of giving POA to the wrong person and how to avoid that mistake.
The cure for the jaded physician
At our first in-person county medical society meeting in nearly two years, I found a balm for my jaded thinking.