Physician Work-Life Balance: The Patient or the Doctor – Whom to put first?

We are all replaceable.
Many times when I talk with physicians I ask them for the reasons why they are working so many hours, take only short vacations and keep their spare time to a bare minimum. Their answer typically is, “The patient comes first.” “ My patients need me and if I am not there for [...]

Health Care Success Depends on You!

To excel in the highly demanding, ever changing health care market doesn’t simply require technical skills (clinical skills for health care providers; business skills for administrators, etc.); it equally requires self-management and interpersonal skills. A study by the Dale Carnegie Foundation revealed that 15% of our success is due to our technical skills and about [...]

Doctor Moral Shaky – Improvements are Possible

An article by the American Medical News dated January 15, 2007 reports, “according to a nationwide survey of physicians six (6) in ten (10) doctors have considered leaving medicine because they are discouraged by the health care system.”
As a result more and more physicians suffer from sagging morale, burnout and depression and the support from spouses [...]

Lack of Skills is the Reason for Dissatisfaction

A couple of months ago I read the following article.
Physician Compensation Survey Reveals “Disappointing” Income Levels – Career satisfaction decreases while overhead costs increase
BALTIMORE, Md. — July 13, 2006 — The average take home pay of physicians surveyed across all primary-care specialties is roughly $150,000 a year, and more than half of these doctors say [...]