by Smitha Gopal | Nov 22, 2022 | Practice Pearls, Relating to Your Patients, Work-Life Balance
Giving thanks impacts everything from patient care to burnout to employee engagement With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s the time of year when our thoughts naturally turn toward giving thanks for all the blessings in our lives. Gratitude is not only a warm...
by Kristen Shaab | Jan 24, 2020 | Emerging Technology & Trends
Do you know how you spend your time, when you work best, and where you can save time with technology? How do doctors spend their time? Not the way most of them want to be spending it, unfortunately. Studies show that doctors are devoting more hours to paperwork and...
by Smitha Gopal | Dec 21, 2018 | Emerging Technology & Trends
Originally published on March 2, 2018 The pros and cons of operating a direct-pay practice As the demands of practicing medicine have increased, many doctors are becoming increasingly discouraged and burned out. One solution? Eliminating the headaches of accepting...
by Michael Sopher | Nov 9, 2018 | Work-Life Balance
A new look at creative solutions to achieve better work-life balance and patient outcomes Burnout continues to be a widespread problem among doctors. Medscape’s 2018 Physician Lifestyle Report polled over 15,000 U.S. physicians from 29 specialties and found that...
by Michael Sopher | May 18, 2018 | Emerging Technology & Trends
How scheduling affects doctors’ performance, patient outcomes, and more Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. That adds up to 700 people a day dying from preventable causes. A new book suggests that scheduling could reduce this statistic, and...