Hospital employment of physicians does not guarantee physician integration, nor a cost savings, reports a recent study by the Center for Studying Health System Change. For cost containment, and sustained quality, use of contracted hospital physicians may be the better choice. The recent rise in employment of hospital physicians is a result of a … [Read more...]
Hospital Physicians: Employed or Contracted?
Hospital Physicians, Call Coverage, and Fair Market Value
Hospital Physicians, Physician Services Call Coverage Payments: Trends, Regulations, Statistics and Valuation Considerations Establishing FMV for call coverage compensation is becoming increasingly difficult as arrangements are evolving and survey data is unreliable. The following will discuss recent trends in paying for call coverage, market … [Read more...]
In Medicine, Six-Figures Not Just Another Term for Salaries
Medical students are finding that even if they manage undergraduate loans, doing the same for medical school could be impossible. More and more medical students making that exciting transformation of resident, to physician services provider, are struggling to pay hefty medical school loans. "Six-figure student loans? Credit medicine for MDs," … [Read more...]
Physicians Urged to Take Proper Steps When Considering Hospital Employment
In a recent issue of Physician News Digest, the headline poses the question that has been gnawing at physicians, nation-wide; a question that potentially changes all circumstances, in which patient care will be provided. The story is titled, “Will Hospital Employment Protect the Interests of Physicians?” It notes that, "according to a report … [Read more...]
Current Physicians Stupefied over Government’s Physician Shortage “Solution”
Casper Mahler was my great-grandfather, and in his search for freedom, safety, and opportunity, in the late 1800s, he left Germany and migrated to the United States. His choice proved to be a wise one, as he learned that "the land of opportunity" did, in fact, exist. In raising his family, he taught my grandfather using the same principles: 'Dream … [Read more...]