December 5th 2024
Community-based primary care has been hollowed out over the past 25 years, starting with the advent of electronic health records.
December 3rd 2024
Lawmaker discusses state of the nation’s physician workforce – and the rise of part-time practice.
‘Old guys are taking ER call’ as younger docs ponder medicine as a calling, or just a job.
November 27th 2024
Institutional leaders want to standardize practices, but flexibility may be a key to keeping doctors.
November 12th 2024
Research examines family doctors’ attitudes on team efficiency, home time in electronic health records, and burnout.
Doctors in the House of Representatives
A slideshow with physicians elected to the House of Representatives for the next Congress.
AMA sues MultiPlan, alleging price-fixing scheme
AMA alleges MultiPlan is working with commercial health insurers to restrict fair payment for out-of-network services.
Is enough being done for the mental health of physicians?
Addressing the crisis in physician well-being: Key strategies for the future of health care
Need more primary care physicians? Rethink how international medical grads are handled
Resident and citizenship status can affect the specialty chosen by international physicians
U.S. needs to recognize value of primary care – and pay for it, AAFP leader says
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, health care consolidation and the next president all can affect the nation’s health through primary care.
Doctors, patients and medicine benefit when family physicians serve as mentors
AAFP president discusses teaching newer physicians, expanding voices in medicine, and the upcoming flu season.
California joins nationwide movement to destigmatize physician mental health
The culture of medicine is evolving as more doctors, administrators and policymakers recognize the importance of mental health care.
AAFP starting large-scale project to examine AI technology in family practice
New Academy president discusses new study on AI and legal challenges around noncompete agreements.
Feds ask for physician help in reporting information blocking
ONC blog post outlines troubling behaviors by health care organizations that are not abiding by the law.
Family medicine has key role in health of the nation, AAFP president says
Jen Brull, MD, FAAFP, speaks about projects and policies of American Academy of Family Physicians.
Meet the new leaders of AAFP – a slideshow
American Academy of Family Physicians announces new president, supporting leadership as part of annual meeting.
Doctors say patients want them, not physician associates, to lead health care: AMA
American Medical Association president responds to AAPA letters calling for dialogue on AMA’s ‘scope creep’ campaign against expanding practice for other clinicians.
New AAFP president begins term at helm of 130,000 family physicians
Jen Brull, MD, FAAFP, takes lead of American Academy of Family Physicians, largest medical society dedicated exclusively to primary care.
Consolidation is eroding quality of U.S. health care, doctors say
Private equity investment, burnout crop up in Physicians Foundation 2024 survey results.
After COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth use remains strong for primary care, behavioral health
Study examines physician telehealth use and finds differences by physician sex, age and specialty.
Top specialties for EHR time – a slideshow
Which physicians spend the most time inputting patient data into electronic health records?
If health care is broken, doctors and patients must ‘grasp the levers of change’ starting at the ballot box, advocate says
Physician founder of Vot-ER recalls the beginning of a national movement to advance voter registration in health care settings.
What lawyers and Mexican medical schools can teach us about primary care
Two solutions for the primary care shortage from unlikely sources could boost access
Physician associates again ask AMA to end ‘disparaging rhetoric targeted at the PA profession’
AAPA says scope creep campaign misleads patients and hurts teamwork in health care.
‘We are really at a tipping point’ – On medical breakthroughs, drug prices, education, and keeping physicians’ offices open
AAFP president weighs in on current issues in U.S. health care market.
Physician associates to AMA: Quit 'tearing down' other health care providers
American Academy of Physician Associates says patients face health care shortages as American Medical Association suppresses modernization efforts.
Can independent practices stay afloat amid waves of industry consolidation?
What's driving consolidation in health care and what it means for the future of your practice
Excellence in osteopathic tenets, leadership, solidarity – New AOA president outlines vision
Teresa A. Hubka, DO, outlines her goals as leader of national organization.
PAI: Advice for physicians getting involved with private equity investors
Physicians Advocacy Institute CEO discusses consolidation in health care.
PAI: Possible solutions to alleviate problems in health care consolidation, part 2
PAI: Possible solutions to alleviate problems in health care consolidation, part 1
PAI: Corporate changes in the health care marketplace, part 3
PAI: Corporate changes in the health care marketplace, part 2
PAI: Corporate changes in the health care marketplace, part 1
PAI: Four areas of focus