ICD10

Health IT, Hospitals

What is contributing to doctors’ burn out?

As the ICD-10 rolled out last week, healthcare professionals felt the fear of the unknown. Many wondered if we will be paid for our work or we will toil away uncompensated until the glitches in the new system get repaired. Unfortunately, ICD-10 is not the only mandate wearing us down. Over the last few years, […]

Health IT

Will Private Practice Survive Current Healthcare Model Changes?

  Recently, I was reading that it is predicted that over the next 5 years, only 30% of doctors will stay in private practice. Increasingly, doctors are retiring early or selling their practices to hospitals or other entities. The pressure of successfully running a practice these days has grown precipitately over the past few years. […]