Lifestyle

The majority of physicians partaking in an online survey said that Hillary Clinton’s, Democratic presidential candidate, health concerns are serious. What do you think?

While I was reminded of why I am going to hire movers next time I move, I was also reminded of another fact I had heard about volunteering, medicine, and burnout.

The workflow at a medical practice is pretty standard. The patient checks in, they pay a co-pay, their insurance coverage is checked, they get triaged, they see a physician, they’re given instructions, they check out, and they leave. But what happens after they leave?

Do you love nature? Do you love the freedom & bounty money can provide? Some concepts are best explained in stories.

A truly family-friendly ski and snowboard resort solves two issues that have nothing to do with mountain runs. The first is, what can you do with tots too young to take lessons? And the second is, what can you do with the kids in the evening?

As a physician, you can only see one patient at a time. And when patients leave your office, they’re on their own. There’s not much you can do for them, right? Well actually, wrong.

Grumpy doctors are harmful for many reasons, not the least of which is that their negativity interferes with their decision making and leads to poor patient outcomes.

A couple percentage points don't sound like much. But, over the course of a lifetime, those fees can subtract many millions from your investment portfolio.

Even though we’re barely beyond Labor Day, Hipmunk suggests we start thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas if we want to spend less money on airfare. To save the most on flights to see friends and relatives who live in the top 20 largest markets, the travel booking site recommends we purchase airline tickets six weeks in advance.

Do you feel like you are waiting for the right time to strike that important task, but it just never seems to come? You know yourself, so be honest with yourself.

Where does a physician start in identifying the company that best matches his or her needs, priorities and preferences when looking to purchase disability insurance for physicians? The best place to start is by understanding how to differentiate between different disability insurance provisions, riders, and definitions.

“Collecting has also guided me down other related paths in my life.” Richard Feldman, a physician with a passion for Native American art and artifacts.

As PMD readers, you are rightfully concerned about retirement. There are many different retirement strategies. Let me share with you my simple stepwise approach to retirement savings.

According to Charles Murray, “Happiness is a simple concept. Philosophically, the Western understanding comes from Aristotle. Skipping a lot of nuances, the definition of happiness that comes out of that tradition is lasting and justified satisfaction with life as a whole.”

It's unconventional. But if you do the math, it makes sense.

Washington, D.C.’s heating up. Whether you're headed for the museum or partying/commiserating post-election, a meal at Fiola Mare, one of D.C.’s very best restaurants, will add to your experience.

Very few doctors, including those who are employed physicians, have only one boss. Most have several, including patients, leaders of matrixed teams, committee chairs, department managers, and the person who signs their checks. In some instances, an industrial partner or CEO of a startup you are consulting to might be on the list as well.

Healthcare technology is an appealing sector to physicians for possible investment opportunities. But, while healthcare corporations can produce dramatic ups, they can similarly suffer extreme downs as well.

Knowing what is on the IRS radar will help you be prepared if you're targeted for an audit.

This week's Alemian File addresses the enormous cost of turnover. Most people never look at the actual numbers, because if they did they would be shocked and would try to do more about it.

A new study reports that as many as 8% of patients in 2015 were billed for services that could have little or no positive impact on their health. A doctor in Beveley Hills tells the harowing stoy of a brutal beating, and Forbes explores changing attitudes about the administration of vaccines. These and more top this week's PMD Critical List.

An idea is different from an invention, an improvement or an innovation. An idea is a thought that stays in your head. An invention, technology or process is an idea reduced to practice.

In pat 6 of Eric Anderson's whirlwind European journey, he takes us to Bulgaria and Romania.

Trying to emulate the big spenders all around you can destroy a sound financial plan.

I lived P2P once in times when my full time work was to study and learn while paying a hefty tuition to do so (50k/year for 4 years of medical school). I was able to pay off my student debt a few months after graduating medical school because I always had a plan and I was diligent about it. Here are some ideas on how to stop the vicious P2P cycle.

Struggling with finding enough time in your day to get things done? This may help.

Most change efforts fail. The corporate immune system squelches most intrapreneurial innovation efforts. Many whistleblowers pay a very high price and suffer horrible consequences.

American physicians feel entitled to a big salary. It can't just be the time in school that gives us this expectation, since graduate school averages 6.5 years, followed by a four to five year post-doc before getting a

Hermine has reached Category I hurricane status and, at posting time, is headed to Florida’s panhandle and up the East Coast. Should you buy travel insurance to salvage any prepaid fees for your soggy Labor Day getaway? Nope. It’s too late.

One of the hardest things about time management and productivity is keeping track of everything that needs to be done in a day. As a physician, there are always circumstances that pop up that can throw off what you plan to accomplish in a day.