Practice Management

New York had the largest number of physician assistants in 2010, according to State Health Facts, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

In a Family Practice Management article, Dale J. Block, MD, a family physician practicing in Mason, Ohio, lays out tips for a successful transition from residency to medical practice.

Nearly half of employed physicians are satisfied with their degree of autonomy at work, according to Medscape's Employed Doctors Report 2014.

In a Solving Problems in the Medical Practice blog post, Nancy Collins, president of Greenbranch Publishing and publisher of The Journal of Medical Practice Management, lays out five essential management tips for medical practice leaders.

West Virginia had the highest rate per 100,000 population of students in medical or osteopathic schools in the 2012-13 academic year, according to the "2013 State Physician Workforce Data Book" released by Association of American Medical Colleges' Center for Workforce…

The most common medical staff arrangement of physicians affiliated with U.S. community hospitals in 2010 was "not employed or under contract," according to "Physician Practices: Background, Organization, and Market Consolidation," released by Congressional Research Service.

To create a peaceful and productive work environment, employers need to take proactive steps to mitigate workplace conflict before it happens, according to a Houston Chronicle Small Business report.

  Most physicians agree that they are treated more like partners than employees at their healthcare organizations, according to Medscape's Employed Doctors Report 2014.

As authors of seven books for physicians, we have consulted with thousands of doctors of all specialties during our combined 35-plus years in practice. From this experience, we have become intimately familiar with how most physicians build their financial plans…

Specialty care physicians in academic settings report an increase in compensation for more time spent in billable clinical activity, whereas primary care physicians report a decrease in compensation when billable clinical activities increase, according to the "MGMA Academic Practice Compensation…