Posts Tagged with "Physician Practice Models"
View all postsIs a Hospital-Employed Practice the Right Choice for You?
By Ore Ogunyemi, MD - March 23, 2020
Choosing your next physician job takes a bit of groundwork to make sure it’s the right fit. Don’t overlook the practice type when choosing a position— it can affect all areas of your work life, from the practice culture, your ability to provide quality care, and how your work is valued.
Physician Job Search: How to "Find the Right Fit"
By Ore Ogunyemi, MD - September 20, 2019
Make a list of the non-negotiables in work and career— and don’t shortchange your goals in service to a paycheck. Most physicians work well over the standard 40-hour work week and still take their work home with them; it’s in our best interest to ensure we choose our work environment wisely.
Tips for Surviving Shift Work in Medicine
By David Beran, DO - August 29, 2019
Flipping between night and day shifts is like being perpetually jet lagged. You're irritable, tired, hungry, and confused. But if you're a physician, it's a feeling you're accustomed to...
Physician Practice Models - The Hospitalist
By Gerard DiLeo, MD - June 12, 2018
Finishing your training is “transitioning” to a life vastly different from the one you’re leaving. While the specialty of Hospital Medicine is one of the many choices available to you, the life of a hospitalist, like Hotel California, can be Heaven or it can be Hell.
I Now Pronounce You Doctor & Doctor - Partnership Practices
By Gerard DiLeo, MD - May 29, 2018
Don’t fool yourself. A medical partnership is indeed a marriage, so some caveats are in order before “marrying” into that partnership.
Benefits of Joining a Multi-Specialty Group Practice
By Gerard DiLeo, MD - May 8, 2018
A new construct that takes the “smaller town” motif to the next level is the large multi-specialty group. In this, there is a group of doctors of each specialty practicing under a much larger, shared overhead of a constellation of specialty groups. It has all of the good features of the large single-specialty group in that there is help and assistance within your specialty, decreased costs of practicing (translated, higher net income), and you’re never at the mercy of someone calling in sick—even if it’s you.
Pros & Cons of Joining a Large Group Practice
By Gerard DiLeo, MD - April 19, 2018
In the final tally of things, the large group may take away the sovereignty you would enjoy in solo practice, but in return it gives you a better learning experience, associates to save your butt when you get into a jam, and a shared, diluted load of the business chores.
How to Choose Between Physician Practice Models
By Gerard DiLeo, MD - April 10, 2018
In deciding which way you might want to practice medicine, you have to make the best decision based on the information you have in the present, and have the foresight to know that the information will be different later on.
Practical Thoughts On Pursuing A Partnership Track
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - April 5, 2018
Most of my friends and colleagues speak highly of their time working in a large group and enjoy the perks of partnership. Enhanced income, profit sharing, camaraderie, entrepreneurial activities outside the hospital, and deep ties to the other physicians in the group are definite benefits...
Is Private Practice for You?
By Gerard DiLeo, MD - March 27, 2018
As both Tom Petty sang and Mel Brooks depicted on screen, “It’s good to be the king.” As the sole proprietor of your own private practice, you really are the king. You embark on building your own empire. Of course, sometimes kings end up with their heads cut off.
