December 20th 2024
The new year will be challenging for both independent and employed physicians. But chaotic times can bring enormous opportunity.
December 10th 2024
Physicians don’t need more data — they need smarter data.
December 3rd 2024
Lawmaker discusses state of the nation’s physician workforce – and the rise of part-time practice.
November 27th 2024
Institutional leaders want to standardize practices, but flexibility may be a key to keeping doctors.
November 19th 2024
An atypical career led to atypical results – including financial security and work-life balance
Study finds higher levels of burnout among LGBTQ+ physicians and residents
Clinicians who are sexual and gender minorities experience unique stressors, affecting their occupational well-being.
Utilization management negatively impacts physician well-being and quality of patient care, study says
A national poll of physicians demonstrated the role that utilization management plays in physician burnout and lower-quality care.
Collaboration, EHR time are factors that can influence family physician burnout: study
Research examines family doctors’ attitudes on team efficiency, home time in electronic health records, and burnout.
Health care AI developer Suki announces $70M toward new and expanded programs
‘We are in a new phase of growth,’ CEO says, as clinicians take to voice-enabled artificial intelligence.
Overtime restrictions and physician mental health
A study of Japanese physicians assessed the link between sleep duration, objective alertness and psychological health.
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
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.
4 ways physicians can make good use of time
Don't let your precious time be wasted.
Are you burned out and ready for a new job?
Or is it just normal job-related stress that’s bringing you down?
Finding solutions for physician burnout
Burnout is not due to a lack of resilience
5 tips for minimizing practice interruptions
Here's how to deal with interruptions that get in the way of your practice and your life.
Medical Economics’ Practice Academy: Free business training for physicians
Expert presenters offer insights to unlock potential as a healthcare professional and a business owner.
Consolidation is eroding quality of U.S. health care, doctors say
Private equity investment, burnout crop up in Physicians Foundation 2024 survey results.
AI cuts physician time and frustration with EHRs in some instances
Study examines five-week period when family, internal medicine, pediatrics physicians work with artificial intelligence program to log patient notes.
Top specialties for EHR time – a slideshow
Which physicians spend the most time inputting patient data into electronic health records?
Restoring joy and compassion in health care with the CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure
New measure will be a monumental step forward away from preventable medical harm and toward better patient care.
A family doctor survival strategy
Here are four ways family physicians can focus on career sustainability and additional ways of feeling impact, connections, and brainpower.
The digital Rx for burnout: transforming health care through strategic technology
It is time for heath care to leverage technology and patient-focused strategies to alleviate the pressures on primary care physicians.
Revitalizing health care: Addressing physician burnout with sustainable practices
The most sustainable solution to overcoming physician burnout is industry-wide change, and the transition to a value-based system could lead us there
8 EHR features that eliminate medical practice staff burnout
An effective EHR solution improves workflow processes and reduces the amount of time you spend inputting patient data.
Relieving physician burnout: testing a plan in real health care settings
The director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health discusses its role in creating a healthy workplace for health care workers.
Relieving physician burnout: Getting the right partners involved
Combatting burnout: 5 steps to improve employee satisfaction in a medical practice
Training, opportunities for career advancement and good work-life balance are key
A medical practice’s culture plays a key role in hiring support staff
A healthy practice culture is vital to attract and keep top talent to serve patients.
The burnout paradox: How addressing SDOH can reduce provider stress
Solutions involving social determinants of health may seem counterintuitive, but they can be effective.
U.S. primary care is hurting, but Medicare could be the prescription
Primary care is crucial to U.S. health care, but declining. The Commonwealth Fund offers suggestions on how to invest more in it.
Physician roundtable: Burnout continues to escalate
Physician burnout is “very disturbing,” “quite worrisome,” and “a crisis” in U.S. health care, according to three leaders of the Physicians Foundation.
Addressing physician burnout: Three physician leaders discuss solutions
Finances, practice size, autonomy, bureaucracy all factors in burnout, say Physicians Foundation leaders.
Coping with physician depression in the era of COVID-19
Physicians, just like the patients we serve, are facing an unprecedented emotional burden from the COVID-19 pandemic.