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Comment on Are Physician’s “Trained” to “Work for Free”? by Davidriet

Davidriet — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:40:10 +0000

I think part of the problem is that most physicians are too busy to research ancillary services that will drive income for their practice. It’s amazing what some physician practices will tolerate in this business. Public perception of physicians is that they’re all rich and are overpaid. I’ve worked with several practices that were taking huge losses, due to declining reimbursements & rising overhead costs. Physicians are constantly floating money, and they need to look at other ancillary services to reduce costs. Physicians shouldn’t be ashamed to look outside the box to make a profit. Patients should be supportive of that practice, if they feel they’re getting good treatment.

Comment on Are Physician’s “Trained” to “Work for Free”? by sorahahn

sorahahn — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:27:24 +0000

And on top of that there seems to be a general idea that we doctors are not supposed to talk about money, as if doing so would be vulgar or would somehow tarnish the medical profession.
Medical billing and how to ethically charge for your services should be a subject taught in medical school.

Comment on Confused By Your Physician Employment Contract? by sorahahn

sorahahn — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:14:44 +0000

Dr. Jones has a great amount of knowledge on this topic. I have always found his advices extremely helpful.
He goes straight to what matters and talks in a language that is familiar to all of us ( who just graduated from residency and have little or non-existing knowledge of the legal terminology in contracts). You will be surprised that in many cases, you won’t need to hire a lawyer to review your contract if you read carefully his book. I will always be grateful to him for being so concerned about increasing our knowledge in an area that unfortunately the majority of residents don’t have a clue when we graduate and that many have to learn the hard way.
I encourage everyone to read his book and his blogs. I personally have found them extremely helpful and that he knows exactly what my fears and concerns are at this point of my career and gives great advice as someone who succesfully has “been there and done that”.
Thank you Dr. Jones!