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I AM THRILLED to introduce the September 2024 issue of LCGC International. As we transition into the latter part of the year, our focus turns to some of the most [...]

We recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of MJH Life Sciences, marking our success in improving health care via medical education among numerous specialties, including psychiatry. The innovations in health care [...]

I have always been told that summer is supposedly the best time of year for mental health. The sun provides vitamin D, we spend more time outside, and hopefully we [...]

Welcome to our Physician Report issue! Every year, for 95 years, Medical Economics has published our annual physician survey where we take the pulse of the profession, and learn the [...]

There has not been a new, approved therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in more than 20 years. In the meantime, approximately 6 in every 100 individuals in the United [...]

In today's complex health care landscape, navigating the intricacies of Medicare coding can be a constant source of frustration for physicians and the staff of their practices. In the words [...]

The CDC recently released data showing a decrease in drug overdoses over a 12-month period ending December 2023. Although this is good news, overdose deaths continue to be at epidemic [...]

Mental Health Awareness Month may seem redundant in psychiatry. Yet it stands as a beacon for the general public (and perhaps other medical fields), illuminating the critical importance of mental [...]

The job market for physicians remains robust. To put it simply, it's never been a better time for a doctor to look for a new opportunity and get paid what [...]

Medicine is science, but practicing medicine with patients is far from black and white. Sometimes there are ethical dilemmas that occur, grey areas that require physicians to dig deep into [...]

Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, traces its roots to 1970, when individuals nationwide took to the streets to protest environmental degradation and advocate for greater protections for our [...]

Dhysicians are continually seeking innovative solutions to make running their practice easier and enhancing the care they provide their patients. As we all know, artificial intelligence (AI) is the rage, [...]

'Advances are made by answering questions. Discoveries are made by questioning answers.' --Bernard Haisch, PhD In the ever-evolving landscape of medicine, intellectual debate stands as the bedrock of progress, particularly [...]

Often overshadow the primary functions of a medical practice: caring for patients and running a successful business. Whether its paperwork (mostly of the digital kind in the EHR), prior authorizations, [...]

As we commemorate Black History Month, it is an opportune time to highlight the contributions of Black clinicians while acknowledging past and current shortcomings as well as the imperative to [...]

It was 100 years ago that H. Sheridan Baketel, M.D., sat in an office on Broadway Avenue in New York City and wrote these words, the opening sentence of his [...]

The beauty of the New Year is that it sparks imagination, excitement, and hope for better days and times. For some, that comes in the form of renewed commitment to [...]

Coming into 2024, physicians are confronted with a formidable challenge--diminishing reimbursement rates. The impact of shrinking reimbursement rates on practice revenue demands careful consideration and strategic planning. Not to mention [...]

Is it more difficult to be a physician today than it has been in the past? It sure seems that way. There are many experts who believe that the profession [...]

With 2023 drawing to a close, we're thrilled to present the 2023-2024 edition of our annual Resource Issue, a comprehensive guide featuring company profiles, product profiles, application notes, and a [...]

Happy holidays from the Psychiatric Times family! This time of year is best spent among those we love and appreciate--and there is no one we appreciate more than you, our [...]

Estimates indicate as many as 30% of your patients will experience treatment-resistant depression (TRD), and that number may change as the definition of TRD is explored, challenged, and honed. As [...]

One thing we hear often from you, our readers, is that patient care is complicated. Treatment guidelines and algorithms are great and clinical studies are helpful, but real-world issues often [...]

Collaborative care quality initiatives may have become an insurance industry buzzword, but the true spirit of collaborating to save lives has always lived within clinicians. Case in point is our [...]

Physician burnout is a crisis in medicine, influencing not only the well-being of heath care professionals but also the quality of patient care. It's high time we candidly address this [...]

Of all the fields in medicine, psychiatry is most attuned to the importance of conversations. Through dialogue, it is possible to share information, which in turn can help diagnose and [...]

'America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.' --President Harry S. Truman (1947) As we [...]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage these days. More specifically, large language models such as ChatGPT are garnering tons of media attention about how they would change the world, [...]

Of all the fields of medicine, psychiatry is the one most thoroughly attuned to the social determinants of not just mental health, but well-being as a whole. As Ijeoma Ijeaku, [...]

Physicians, especially those in independent practice, have felt for years that the deck is stacked against them when negotiating contracts with payers. Conventional wisdom says that payers have all the [...]

May is often considered the unofficial beginning of summer, with Memorial Day launching us into barbeques, picnics, and pool parties. Yet Memorial Day has a more somber meaning that sometimes [...]

Managing and motivating patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and others is one of the major clinical challenges facing physicians. It has reimbursement consequences for physicians [...]

As John J. Miller, MD, writes in this month's editorial, it is amazing how much we know about the magnificent brain--and how much we have yet to learn. The same [...]

'The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head.'--William Osler, MD [...]

The Valentine's Day of our youth was a fun holiday. In elementary school, all the kids in the class would exchange cards, and the teachers would allow us to eat [...]

It was a difficult 2022 for physician practices as they dealt with rising business costs and staff shortages. Now, with the calendar flipped to 2023, there's a new challenge to [...]

Medical Economics[R] turns 100 this year. It's a milestone we are thrilled to reach, but we know that the only reason this storied brand has lasted so long is because [...]

With the holiday season leaving as quickly as it arrived, we face a new year with a clean slate--and a new look. Based on feedback from you, our readers, we [...]

What is the most physician friendly state? Every year, our partners at Physicians Practice[R] conduct an analysis of which states are the most physician friendly, using a variety of criteria [...]

As the year draws to an end, once again we present our Resource Issue, the primary component of which is a directory of products and services, in 10 categories, from [...]

'Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.'--Winston Churchill As the holiday season sets in, many folks think of giving and receiving gifts, noshing on treats, and [...]

What do football and psychiatry have in common? For starters, there are 'wins' in both. In football, scoring a touchdown requires players to have tenacity, perseverance, concentration, and the willingness [...]

Electronic health record (EHR) systems were envisioned as a data goldmine, as a way to integrate providers and create troves of useable data for researchers and clinicians to improve the [...]

Challenges: They often drive us to learn, to grow, to do better. These rock-and-a-hard-place situations seem to be cropping up more and more every day. For example, what happens when [...]

Medical malpractice--the threat of being sued by a patient--is one of those topics that keep physicians up at night. There's lots of statistics out there that say that most physicians [...]

Each year, Spectroscopy presents the Emerging Leader in Molecular Science award, recognizing the achievements and aspirations of a talented young molecular spectroscopist. Our recipient for 2022 is Lu Wei, an [...]

Burnout among physicians remains at a crisis level. Almost all physicians (94% to be exact) say they felt burned out at some point in their career, according to new data [...]

Summertime: It should be a season of rest and relaxation, but as you well know, health care never sleeps. That's why in this issue of Psychiatric Times[TM], we tackle the [...]

For nearly 100 years, Medical Economics[R] has served as the leading business magazine for physicians. Our staff prides itself on providing useful tips and advice on all things related to [...]

Inflation is the big financial story these days. As I'm writing this note in mid-June, U.S. Federal Reserve officials have made the decision to raise interest rates 0.75%, the biggest [...]