Categories for: Medical practice climate

Healthcare CEOs discuss current challenges in healthcare


COVID-19 has changed the landscape of medicine, redefining healthcare and the work within it. Before the pandemic, there was already a shortage of healthcare providers, and it has gotten worse, leading to stress and burnout in those who remain in the field. Speaking to the World Economic Forum team, six healthcare executives discussed these challenges,…

Great article on going from employment to private practice

Another writeup on Medscape about how physicians leave employment, and start their own practices. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/985493 They interview four physicians, who describe some of the challenges, but also are clearly enthusiastic about the rewards. Here’s a notable quote: If it’s not yet apparent, all four of these doctors highly recommend moving from employment to private practice…

Why private practice is not going away

A terrific article in the Business of Medicine section of Medscape, talking about physicians who do not want to be employees going back to private practice, or doing it for the first time. A lot of compelling stories from individual docs here, as well a discussion of the larger picture. There are a lot of…

Medical co-working is catching on!

Co-working has been booming in many industries. Though it started with traditional office work, it has happened with artists, beauticians, and many others. It has gotten to the point where there are websites devoted to it as a concept. Now, one of those websites has discovered medical practice. They didn’t talk to us, but they…

Telemedicine takeover is far from assured


This piece is from mid-summer, but it’s still worth a look. https://www.politico.com/newsletters/future-pulse/2020/07/22/telemedicine-revolution-deferred-789320 The COVID pandemic has led to more physicians seeing patients using telemedicine technologies, helped along by a temporary loosening of restrictions on reimbursement by both government and private insurers. This led to widespread predictions that telemedicine is bound to essentially take over healthcare.…