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IT Expenses Per Physician Continue to Rise to Nearly $19,000
IT expenses per physician each year have increased $2K to $4K over the last year, leaving total IT expenses per physician between $14K to $19K.
Physicians: Stop Complaining and Start Leading
This Physician Executive admits physicians are unhappy, but wants to know what they’re going to do about it.
Feds Announce Largest-Ever Crackdown on Opioid-Related Health Care Fraud
The crackdown on opioid-related cases was reported as part of the Justice Department’s annual announcement of health care fraud enforcement efforts.
PODCAST: Road Warrior Physician – A How-To Guide for Locum Tenens
Dr. Noel Lumpkin discusses a practical how-to guide into the world of locum tenens.
Doctors and Patients Want the Same Thing in Health Care
New research yields surprising similarities in attitudes and priorities for both doctors and patients.
New Report Says Primary Care Salaries Jumped by $22k in 2016
Signing bonuses also increased from an average of $19,714 in 2015 to $27,799 in 2016.
Recovering From Physician Burnout
by Lori Corley
My name is Lori Corley and I am recovering from physician burnout. There is a lot of discussion and education about physician burnout recently, but this was not always the case. Physician burnout is that point where you love and ha…
Surgeons Plan to Use Hepatitis-Infected Hearts to Slash Wait for a Transplant
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are getting ready to test transplanting hepatitis C-infected hearts.
For First Time, Physician Practice Owners Are Not the Majority
2016 marked the first year in which physician practice ownership is no longer the majority arrangement.
Millennial Physicians Sound off on State of Medicine Today
Some concerns relate to excessive paperwork, administrative burdens, EHR issues, bureaucratic issues, and government regulations, and medical school debt.