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Physician employee, partner or owner? 3 paths for young doctors

Physician practice options can overwhelm. Learn from experienced doctors how practice setting influences autonomy, financial risk and more.

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Transitioning to Practice
Choosing practice setting
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Solo? Group? Academia? Pros and cons to these practice settings

Residents and fellows deciding on a practice setting should be armed with all the relevant details. Learn more with the AMA.

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Nearly 60% of doctors work in a practice that’s part of an ACO

AMA survey shows physician participation in accountable care organizations (ACOs) keeps growing, but fee for service still dominant. Learn more.

Payment & Delivery Models
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What is private practice—and is it right for you?

The private practice setting can be particularly rewarding for the freedom and other benefits it offers physicians, but it also has its share of challenges. Learn more. 

Private Practices
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Oct. 20, 2023: National Advocacy Update

National Addiction Treatment Week underscores urgent need for comprehensive solutions to the overdose and death epidemic and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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3 top reasons why doctors are selling their practices to hospitals

Analysis details decade-long move toward physician employment. Learn more with the AMA about why some physician practices get put up for sale.

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Hattiesburg Clinic embraces data to build on well-being success

Physician job satisfaction at Hattiesburg Clinic far exceeds national benchmark. Now leaders are addressing the needs of early career physicians.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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Generational trends underlie doctors’ move from private practice

New AMA report shows that while more doctors overall are choosing employment settings, some age groups are choosing it more than others.

Private Practices
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How one employed physician found a new way to advocate for others

With physician employment now the norm in medicine, Nancy Fan, MD, chairs an AMA caucus that gives voice to the unique interests of employed doctors.

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