Practice Management
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Rx for resilience: Five prescriptions for physician burnout
“Every person should have a toolkit of the things that bring them out of the psychological and physical distress that dysregulates their nervous...
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Why don’t doctors feel like heroes anymore?
“None of us are invincible,” and it’s dangerous to forget that “the people behind the symbols are also human.”
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Infographic: Careers that tempt doctors to leave medicine
This infographic shows the five potential new careers that most interested U.S. physicians considering a change.
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Medicare 2024 base rate cut triggers calls for pay overhaul
The pay cuts come as costs of providing health care are expected to rise as much as 4.6% in 2024.
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Patient contact time vs. admin: Is your contract fair?
“It’s important for employers to recognize that seeing patients isn’t the only thing a doctor does and there’s a lot of work in addition to face-...
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84-year-old MD contests employer’s mandatory cognitive tests for older docs
According to the lawsuit, the hospital illegally required neuropsychological and eye examinations of physicians aged 70 or older who sought to...
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Prior authorization software: Saves time but hurdles remain
The automation works, but the software can be costly and may not work for all practices.
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CHEST philanthropy: Moving into the future
In an ideal world, change would be progressive, the direction would be clear, and adoption would be easy.
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What’s right and wrong for doctors on social media
“You have to hold yourself back when posting. Doing things like dancing in the OR are out of whack with the profession.”
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How to get paid if your patient passes on
“That doctor-patient relationship is a very precious relationship, so you don’t want to mix that financial aspect of providing care with the...