Financial Tips for Physicians Starting Their Careers
Completing your residency is a monumental accomplishment for aspiring physicians. After years of...
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Business of Medicine
COVID-19–Related ICU Workforce Shortage Projected to Push Hundreds of US Counties Into Crisis
By September 15, 2021, 15.5% of US counties are anticipated to experience hospital workforce...
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Rural America Needs Physicians
Having spent much of my professional life working in staffing locum tenens doctors and traveling...
Read MoreDr. MedLaw: Tips To Prepare for a Malpractice Deposition
A deposition is not to find out the facts. That is what the medical record is for. A deposition is not a battle. That is what the trial is for. A deposition is a job interview. You are being interviewed for the position of...
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Employee Wellness Campaign Cartoon
“We’re having a big meeting today to kick off our Employee Wellness Campaign. Did...
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Healthcare Coverage
“With your occupation, obtaining healthcare coverage will be tough.”...
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Are You Prone to Overuse? – Infographic
A look at healthcare spending and the costs of overused diagnostic...
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EHRs: Pros & Cons – Infographic
Doctors overwhelming agree that they are more proficient with the EHRs today vs 3 years ago. But...
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THE ART OF THE ASK
The following was originally posted to Paragonfire. There is something difficult we must...
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Three Elements to Improve Patient Satisfaction
Whether you are a primary care physician or a specialist, providing a positive patient experience...
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Toxic Bosses in Healthcare: A Source of Quality, Safety, and Cost Issues
We have all seen bosses so toxic that their staff have PTSD, exhibit no morale, and develop a hard...
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Physician’s Weekly & SERMO Poll Sheds Light on the Issues Facing Physicians & Their Patients in 2018
Along with Linda Girgis, MD, we co-hosted a TweetChat earlier this year to shed some light on the...
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Three Ways to Build a Healthcare Quality Measurement Framework
Do What You Do Well It sounds like a good idea at first – measure the things you do well and let...
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Four Dos and Don’ts for Physicians Looking to Grow their Financial Wealth
Historically, the title of physician came with the near automatic assumption that the individual...
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Information Rx: The Missing Piece of Quality Care
The vast majority of healthcare takes place outside of a physician’s office. Consumers often care...
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The Innovation Fetish
There is a joke shared by statisticians, scrap dealers, and emergency medicine professionals about...
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Three Effective Ways to Pick Quality Improvement Targets
My first exposure to Lean as a quality improvement (QI) approach was at a well-known automotive...
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Value-Based Payment Modifier Program Fails to Deliver
A prototype Medicare program designed to improve value of care by paying more to physicians who...
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#PWChat – Why Doctors Are Losing the Public’s Trust
Join us Wednesday, December 13 at 3:00pm ET for PART II of our live, interactive tweetchat with...
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A surgical resident’s legal battle with her program
A surgical resident is suing St. Louis University, its surgical residency program director,...
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