Doctors aren’t trained to be businesspeople. Many are learning on the job:
“Most physicians know nothing about budgeting, marketing, billing and all the tasks involved in running a business.” Dr. Foxman estimated that he spends 25% of his time dealing with administrative issues.
The business aspects of private practice are almost as important as the medicine itself.





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