April 10th 2025
Growth doesn't just depend on what you're doing — it also depends on what you're not seeing.
April 9th 2025
Data for 2023 show decrease from 2021, but doctors still experience more burnout than other workers, survey finds.
April 4th 2025
Strategies to reduce physician attrition were discussed in a session at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans.
Doctors cannot deliver the highest standard of care to their patients if their own well-being is overlooked.
In a recent podcast appearance, the billionaire former member of “Shark Tank” ripped into insurance companies and defended physicians.
Physician recruitment agreements: Why many doctors don't have them reviewed by an attorney
Physicians have many reasons for not having a contract reviewed, but not doing so puts them at extreme risk
Poll: Trust in medical doctors has fallen 14 points since 2021
Drop is the highest of any profession measured, but overall, doctors are still near the top of the list for public trust
Private equity and hospital-affiliated physicians are more expensive than independent docs
The number of doctors working for hospitals and private equity-backed firms is on the rise
Physician recruitment agreements: Real-world examples that illustrate how these agreements can go wrong
Real-world examples that illustrate how recruitment agreements can end badly for physicians
Former CDC director issues special report on the U.S. physician shortage
Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, former CDC director, co-authored a special report on the physician shortage in the U.S., published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Medical schools do not prepare doctors to care for people with disabilities
Study highlights how medical schools may perpetuate ableism and leave doctors ill-prepared for disability care
Physician recruitment agreements: • How does the length of the contract or the term of employment impact the enforceability of the agreement?
How does the length of the contract or the term of employment impact the enforceability of the physician recruiting agreement?
Physician recruitment agreements: What are the legal implications for the physician if the agreement is breached?
Understanding the legal implications for the physician if the recruitment agreement is breached
Arizona invests in program to help reduce the critical shortage of primary physicians
$3.9 million grant intended to boost primary care and help rural areas in the state
2024 a ‘blockbuster year’ for concierge medicine
A record 26 physician-clients launched practices last year, according to a report from Specialdocs Consultants.
Physician recruitment agreements: The role and enforceability of noncompete clauses
The role of non-compete clauses in physician recruitment agreements. What are the best practices for these agreements?
Physician fertility: To be or not to be child free?
We don’t talk much about women physicians who don’t have kids, either by choice or due to fertility issues.
Physician recruitment agreements: Understanding signing bonuses, relocation expenses, or loan repayment incentives.
How do signing bonuses, relocation expenses, or loan repayment incentives factor into recruitment agreements, and what legal considerations come with these perks?
Physician recruitment agreements: • How do compensation structures vary, and what factors influence these variations?
How compensation structures vary in physician recruitment contracts and the factors that contribute to these variations.
Physician recruitment agreements: What are the key elements that should be included so that both parties are protected?
What are the key elements that should be included in a physician recruitment agreement so that both parties are protected?
Health care a leading sector in December job growth
Steady monthly growth was even with 2023, according to latest figures from Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Physician recruitment agreements: What are the biggest risks of agreeing to one?
What are the biggest risks of agreeing to a physician recruitment agreement?
Negotiating physician salaries: Addressing compensation misconceptions
What’s fueling salary increases for primary care physicians? Talent shortages, increased burnout and rising administrative burdens — not greed.
Medical, health care and business conferences 2025 – a slideshow
Where will you go to meet fellow professionals this year?
Addressing health-related social needs can lead to more burnout in primary care physicians
But other medical specialties don’t have same association, according to a new study.
Consolidation can lead to work conditions that add to physician burnout
Physicians Foundation examined how doctors feel about business environment in health care.
Burnout and consolidation: We’re expecting too little of AI
The president of The Physicians Foundation discusses consolidation in health care and how it contributes to burnout.
Burnout and consolidation: A new generation of feelings about mental health for physicians
Burnout and consolidation: Making it easier to get mental health aid
Burnout and consolidation: Feelings of frustration may be moderating a bit
Burnout and consolidation: Physician burnout is not abating
Burnout and consolidation: Smaller, independent practices are gone, and so is joy of being a doctor
Burnout and consolidation: Incentives for health systems to grow
Burnout and consolidation: Preserving physician autonomy
Burnout and consolidation: ‘The environment physicians are practicing in has changed dramatically’