Understanding social determinants of health is critical to tackle today’s healthcare issues for our patients. Dr. Joseph Valenti, board member of the Physicians Foundation, shares what physicians can do to improve the future of healthcare.

Social determinants of health include the effects of discrimination; stress and missed opportunities can contribute to a host of health issues. Dr. Dhruv Khullar, director of policy dissemination at the Physicians Foundation Center for Physician Practice and Leadership, offers his...

Healthcare is a rapidly changing industry. These five trends–especially a renewed focus on social determinants–are sure to make waves in the coming year.

Physician burnout is not a conditioned contained to only older physicians. For some, it begins before their career even takes off.

Doctors are feeling less able than ever to influence the healthcare industry.

As medicine gets better at prolonging lives, battles for Supreme Court seats are more intense than ever. Dr. Dhruv Khullar, director of policy dissemination at the Physicians Foundation Center for Physician Practice and Leadership, offers analysis on how healthcare affects every...

Findings from the Physicians Foundation’s 2016 Survey of America’s Physicians support the notion that increased regulatory burdens make it harder for physicians to practice independently. While a lot of these pressures have simply accumulated over decades, new additions like EHRs and...

Increased paperwork burdens and unsustainable patient volume keeps physicians from spending quality time with their patients. Creative programs like Ohio’s “Walk with a Doc” give physicians time to recharge and connect with their patients in non-clinical settings while offering patients valuable...

Findings from the Maryland State Medical Society and the Physicians Foundation’s 2016 Survey of America’s Physicians examine reasons for the gender pay gap among practicing physicians in Maryland.