PCPs have a moral imperative to be happy. Lives depend on it including their own universe. If that’s true you can make the jump that burnout is directly linked to earnings. After all the worst compensated docs correlate directly with higher burnout rates. Because comp is 100% determined by a lousy model, every primary care … Read moreAncillaries are simply the obvious answer for that which ails primary care
Simple. Complex. A bad model is simple to fix. Primary care ( ex DPC) almost couldn’t be a worse model. Why? It’s costly to start and operate. Recurring revenues- minimal Requires lots of staff And overhead Is loaded w regulations, mandates etc. Cannot be run from a beach Serves a limited geography. Does not provide … Read morePrimary Care in 2019 – A Tough Model to Fix
The US is one of only two countries allowing Pharma television advertising. If it seems every other ad is either fast food , cars or drugs they are all top 6 advertisers. But only Pharma is rising on tv @about 5%/yr -while others are flat. AMA has been unsuccessful since 2015 pressing for a tv … Read morePharma’s Advertising on TV
We locals love our hospitals. They support good causes. They offer free care to indigents. Their boards are filled with rocks of the community beyond reproach. Then there’s this clarion call. This is a masterful piece of writing. My favorite suggestion….. do away with unfair pricing over independents. Sadly,Big Healthcare protects its own and has … Read moreBig Healthcare opposes Competition
