Nine months ago I saw a new patient, a delightful 86-year old male. His past medical history included lymphoma many years ago, a stroke five years ago, dyslipidemia and hypertension. Medications included aspirin, a generic statin, and a non-generic ARB-HCT combination, which he had been on for years. He lived alone with a lot of support from his loving and attentive family. The patient looked great. I refilled his meds …
I read recent New York Times and KevinMD.com items about the migration of doctors to hospital-owned practices. The benefits are obvious: guaranteed salary, regular hours, malpractice coverage, paid benefits, school loan repayment.
I worked for a hospital system in a small suburban practice in a large Midwestern city for almost four years. I did indeed enjoy the subsidized salary. Who can argue with vesting? I had a terrific group …
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