Practice Management

A majority (55.34 percent) of U.S. physicians own guns, according to MD Magazine's survey of 928 physicians.

Young physicians under 40 years old may be torn about whether to start paying off medical school debt or start saving for retirement. AMA Insurance created a five-step strategy for young physicians to get a hold on their finances.

The Medscape Orthopedics Lifestyle Report 2016: Bias and Burnout reported eight statistics on assets and net worth.

The Affordable Care Act has changed the physician-patient relationship in many ways, according to "Losing Our Way in Healthcare: The Impact of Reform," by Kevin Campbell, MD, and reported in USA News.

Alaska Orthopedic Specialists in Anchorage, which closed in March 2015, has notified affected patients about a security incident.

Of the orthopedic surgeons who reported being sued, the percentage was highest in office-based single-specialty group practices, according to the Medscape Malpractice Report 2015: Why Orthopedists Get Sued.

Two recent studies found physicians are less likely to die in the hospital and are more likely to obtain hospice care, as opposed to non-physician patients, acceding to Medscape.

Here are the top 10 states with the highest number of hospitals in 2014, according to Kaiser State Health Facts.

States are at different places for Medicare enrollment and ACA implementation, with different challenges and issues, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey.

Most orthopedic surgeons work in private practice, with the largest segment of those surgeons in private practice orthopedic groups, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Census.