Unhappy
patients will leave their physicians
American Medical News, March 19, 2001
By Leigh Page
A study in the Journal of Family Practice reports that doctors say
managed care pressures keep them from relating better with patients.
Lifestyle High prices, low salaries squeeze radiologists out of SF Bay
Area
Diagnostic Imaging, February 2001 (requires registration)
By Jane Lowers
For some exams, reimbursement rates are 30% to 70% of what their
peers are paid elsewhere
Splitsville:
Time to switch medical groups?
American Medical News, October 2, 2000
By Julie A. Jacob
Divorce from your practice isn't easy. And a new partnership may
not be much better. Here are some things to consider.
Physician
stress: What can you do to avoid burnout?
ACOG Today (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists), September
1999
"Balancing your life is the most potent form of stress management
there is," advises Dr. Moskowitz. "It's also a unique concept
for doctors, most of whom wouldn't have survived medical school if they
had attempted to life a balanced life."
Thinking
the (previously) unthinkable: What if you get fired? (not available
online)
Medical Economics, September 7, 1998
By Dorren Mangan
As medicine goes corporate more and more doctors are being handed
pink slips. Here's how to cope if it happens to you.
What
now, Coach?
American Medical News, January 5, 1998
By Maureen Glabman
As the rapidly changing health care system increases the stress
level for many physicians, some doctors are turning to "career
coaches" to help them work through their frustrations and sort
out their options.
Finding Balance: If Not Now, When?
Hippocrates, January 1998
by Kathrine Kam
There's no doubt that it's hard for all busy professionals to balance
their work with the rest of theri lives. But it's especially challenging
for doctors. Whether married practitioners with decades of experience
or single residents fresh out of medical school, physicians are hard
pressed to resolve the relentless demands of the profession with the
desire for a rich personal life. Wherein Peter reveals his own dark
days in the early '90s that led him to make major changes in his work
and home life and, eventually, to becoming a coach.
How
to avoid the pit of radiology burnout
Diagnostic
Imaging, October 1997 (requires registration)
By Emily Hayes
Rather than seek help early, physicians tend to wait until problems
snowball into a crisis. This condensed "day in the life'' of a
stressed-out radiologist is a composite picture based on interviews
with psychologists and career development specialists who work with
radiologists and other physicians.
Physician
burnout: stemming the epidemic among us
California Physician, September 1997
By Megan Olden
How close are you to burnout? Learn how to control stress before stress
controls you
Family Practice Management, April 1997
By Janine Latus Musick |
