Most physicians work between 51 and 60 hours a week, according to "A Survey of America's Physicians: Practice Patterns and Perspectives," released by The Physicians Foundation.
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According to a Medscape report, researchers at Vanguard Communications analyzed 3,617 physician reviews on rating websites and found patients were four times more likely to complain about three key factors.
Investing time and effort in developing social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, can help a medical practice market directly to current and prospective patients as well as engage them, according to a PracticeBuilders resource.
In a Physicians Practice report, Susanne Madden, founder and CEO of The Verden Group, a consulting and business intelligence firm, discusses the confusion surrounding the new healthcare exchange plans and lay out steps that physicians can take to navigate participation…
The average wait time for scheduling physician appointments is highest for dermatology, according to "Physician Appointment Wait Times and Medicaid and Medicare Acceptance Rates: 2014 Survey," released by Merritt Hawkins, a national physician search and consulting firm.
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On Feb. 14, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services re-opened the bundled payment program for new applicants over a 60-day window.
There have been several updates for medical liability reform at the state level which will have a positive impact on physicians going forward, according to an American Medical News report.
New York had the highest number of female medical school graduates in the country in 2011, according to State Health Facts, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
In a Forbes article, Leonard J. Glick, professor of management and organizational development at Northeastern University in Boston, lays out seven suggestions for keeping employees engaged and satisfied.
A majority of physicians agree that hospital employment of physicians is not a positive trend and will not enhance quality of care and decrease costs, according to "A Survey of America's Physicians: Practice Patterns and Perspectives," released by The Physicians…