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Physician happiness plummeted after the pandemic
January 26, 2023
Physician happiness plummeted after the pandemic
A new report says that physician happiness dropped during the pandemic by 22%, while the...
Career updates for physicians
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December 23, 2021
Doc pay rose in 2021, but didn't keep up with inflation
Physician pay rose...
Medicare simplifies E/M office visit codes
THERE MAY BE good news on the horizon when it comes to physician reimbursements and the burden of documentation.
Physician groups like the AMA and...
Two-thirds of physicians have med school loans
A NEW SURVEY found that two-thirds of doctors have medical school debt, with 80% facing more than $100,000 in loans. The survey of more than...
The high cost of physician burnout
Published in the June/July 2019 issue of Today's Physician
Physician burnout costs
close to $5 billion a year
PHYSICIAN BURNOUT is in the news again, this...
“Public health crisis”: The latest on physician burnout
PHYSICIAN BURNOUT has been in the news in a big way, and most— but not all—of the news is bad. The biggest headlines went...
Who most regrets their decision to go into medicine?
YOUNG PATHOLOGISTS and anesthesiologists were the most likely to say they regret their choice of specialty. According to a survey of more than 3,500...
Bad news on physician burnout
Two-thirds of U.S. physicians feel burned out
BAD NEWS for U.S. medicine: Nearly two-thirds of U.S. physicians say they feel burned out, depressed or both,...
Is it time for a new physician specialty?
Is it time for a new physician specialty?
TWO JAMA VIEWPOINT WRITERS argue that a new physician specialty is now emerging: that of medical virtualist....
