Opinion

Life expectancy has decreased among middle-aged adults due to deaths of despair. 

The pace of change is accelerating in ways that we haven’t seen before.  Here's some predictions for what’s coming our way.

The term “nonprofit” hides what’s really going on.

An honorable mention in the 2019 contest.

An honorable mention in this year's contest.

This year's third-place finisher.

The second-place entry in this year's Physician Writing Contest

The first place winner for the physician writing contest.

Physicians and other providers can improve the situation by ensuring effective patient relations

How this model can create value for medical students

New reimbursement models can drive investment in primary care-and counter physician burnout

How to make patient wait time more tolerable.

Three reasons why physicians are uniquely qualified to lead all types of healthcare organization to success

How can hospitals optimize the administrative arm of the hospital in order to cut costs and improve cash flow?

How concierge medicine helped me provide better care to my patients

There are communication breakdowns happening throughout the entire continuum of care. Is technology the solution?

Medicine needs to learn from Amazon that privacy has a price

Is direct primary care a solution to physician burnout?

Treating patients as consumers changes the doctor-patient relationship in ways that could harm care.

We must commit to enhancing EHRs to make them more usable for physicians

A growing number of organizations are adopting tools to bring the advances of genomic science into the physicians’ workflow, and early evidence shows its helping.

Being a doctor doesn’t guarantee you financial security

There are countless examples of technology changing the way doctors, nurses, and patients operate.

As out-of-pocket costs and patient liabilities rise, medical practices struggle to get paid for their services.