Medical specialists are in increasing demand, and their salaries reflect that fact, according to a new report. Hospitals, medical groups and other healthcare organizations are seeking more medical ...

When meaningful use incentive dollars began being disbursed to specialty medical groups back in 2010, providers quickly implemented new practice management and electronic health record systems. Fast ...

Doctors who've faced the disease themselves share candid lessons about empathy, medical bias, and the humanity of care.

As consumers become more involved in their healthcare and take on more payment responsibility, they are relying on reviews to help them choose a physician. Vitals recently analyzed roughly 6 million ...

Even if you need an osteoporosis specialist, you might not be sure where to find one because no one type of physician is defined as an osteoporosis specialist. An osteoporosis specialist is any doctor ...

Hospitals, medical groups and other healthcare facilities are seeking more medical specialists and fewer primary care physicians, according to an annual report tracking physician starting salaries and ...

This article explores the impact of payment models (fee for service vs salary based) on practice patterns, including wait times and care for patients with chronic diseases. Objectives: Many health ...

Everyone in healthcare is well aware of the specialists shortage crisis in the industry today. There just are not enough physician specialists to treat all the patients in need, especially ones in ...

An editorial in response to the editor in chief’s December 2021 letter discusses alignment of specialist physicians with value-based care initiatives. In his December 2021 letter, The American Journal ...

Interventions to influence referral practices need to be tailored by speciality, experts urge. How do physicians decide which colleague to refer their patient to? It differs depending on whether you ...

According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, hospital employment of orthopedic surgeons nearly doubled from 2.2 percent of surgeons in 1990 to as high as 4.3 percent in 2003, but had ...