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The shocking 15-year age gap in when physicians leave practice
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The shocking 15-year age gap in when physicians leave practice
3 hours ago
by
Lisa Rotenstein, M.D., MBA, M.Sc.
The biggest problem in healthcare IT
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The biggest problem in healthcare IT
6 hours ago
by
Joseph Kleiman
Loosening MSO rules could unlock hospital innovation
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Loosening MSO rules could unlock hospital innovation
a day ago
by
Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D.
The dangerous link between AI and siloed data
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The dangerous link between AI and siloed data
a day ago
by
Sandra Johnson
How inflation is killing independent practice
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How inflation is killing independent practice
2 days ago
by
Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D.
Healing chronic wounds in one treatment
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Healing chronic wounds in one treatment
2 days ago
by
Ned Swanson, M.D.
Why I became a doctor — and the honor of the profession
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Why I became a doctor — and the honor of the profession
2 days ago
by
Lawrence P. Casalino, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
The biggest mistake doctors make when disclosing an error
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The biggest mistake doctors make when disclosing an error
2 days ago
by
Anthony Orsini, DO
What low overhead actually looks like in direct primary care
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What low overhead actually looks like in direct primary care
3 days ago
by
Josh Umbehr, M.D.
How AI is fixing healthcare access
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How AI is fixing healthcare access
3 days ago
by
Amol Nirgudkar

Podcasts

Off the Chart: A Business of Medicine Podcast - Ep. 170: Better care, shorter careers for women physicians, with Lisa Rotenstein, M.D., MBA, M.Sc.

Better care, shorter careers for women physicians, with Lisa Rotenstein, M.D., MBA, M.Sc.

Female physicians leave clinical practice at a median age of 49, compared with 64 for their male colleagues, and the practice patterns patients value most may be part of what drives them out.

Off the Chart: A Business of Medicine Podcast - Ep. 169: What most physicians get wrong about direct primary care, with Josh Umbehr, M.D.

What most physicians get wrong about direct primary care, with Josh Umbehr, M.D.

Most physicians know the direct primary care pitch; whether the economics hold up once you're in it is the more difficult question to answer.

Off the Chart: A Business of Medicine Podcast - Ep. 168: Same procedure, 12 times the price, with the U.S. Women's Health Alliance

Same procedure, 12 times the price: U.S. Women’s Health Alliance sounds the alarm

A reimbursement gap of five to 12 times for the same procedure is letting hospitals outbid private practices for their own physicians. Three U.S. Women's Health Alliance advocates explain what it costs patients and what they are asking Congress to do about it.

Off the Chart: A Business of Medicine Podcast - Ep. 167: What your practice is actually worth, with Andy Colbert of Ziegler

What your practice is actually worth, with Andy Colbert of Ziegler

Independent medical practices face a hard question as consolidation accelerates: keep going it alone, or find a partner. Ziegler's Andy Colbert breaks down what a practice is really worth and how physicians should weigh their options.




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9 ways to trim overhead without cutting patient care © Luther - stock.adobe.com

Overhead swallows roughly 60% of the typical practice's revenue, and most of it sits in a few line items. These nine moves pull real money off that number without touching the exam room — and the biggest lever is the one most owners are slowest to open.