Walker Ray, MD, and Tim Norbeck, president and CEO of the Physicians Foundation, discuss via Forbes new studies that indict the U.S. healthcare system directly and, by inference, America’s physicians.

In 2016, 13.5 percent of physicians were planning to look for a nonclinical job in healthcare in the next 1 to 3 years, according to the Physicians Foundation 2016 Physician Survey. Read more via Medscape.

Walker Ray, MD, and Tim Norbeck, president and CEO of the Physicians Foundation, share the Foundation’s response to the CMS’ request for information regarding a “new direction” for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation via Health Affairs Blog.

Jennifer Hanscom, CEO of the Washington State Medical Association and a board member of the Physicians Foundation, shares via Forbes how sky high drug prices can be controlled.

The Physicians Foundation 2016 Survey revealed that 47 percent of U.S. physicians may retire sooner than planned. Becker’s Health IT & CIO Report further discusses physician burnout.

Read consumers’ top healthcare concerns as reported in the Physicians Foundation 2017 Patient Survey via DoctorsLounge.

Bob Seligson, Physicians Foundation board member, discusses how physicians must demonstrate by example their leadership skills. Read more via ENTtoday.

Eighty-seven percent of physicians surveyed by the Physicians Foundation in 2016 say that paperwork and administration are key sources of staff burnout. HFMA reports on the limited progress of ERA / EFT adoption in the industry.

Forty-nine percent of physicians surveyed by the Physicians Foundation “often or always” experienced feelings of burnout. Healthcare Finance reports on the benefits of studying arts and humanities to help prevent it.

The conversation about how best to reform our health care system has largely centered on the battle over legislation. But the factors outside of the doctor’s office that help us stay healthy are equally important to cover.