There is plenty of blame to go around about who is responsible for the high cost of health care. DeeJay Austin says there is a better way to look at it. The question “is not whether doctors are overpaid in comparison to bookkeepers but to compare what was legitimately expected as a result from a […]
One commenter on Dr. Keith Smith’s post about Medicare reimbursementsoutlined the educational investment required to be a doctor as well as the cost of running a practice. Healthcare Realist – a pharmacist in Maryland – explains in this comment the how reimbursement works for independent pharmacies. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) reduced the […]
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
The debate goes on about how much a doctor should make for her services. Healthcare realist says that $47.50/hour for a six-hour surgery is just a convenient talking point with no connection to reality. As usual, the author cherry picks numbers which make his or her argument look good. If we are in agreement with […]
One primary care doctor lists the investment made in a medical career and the expenses involved in running a practice to answer the question of how much per hour is enough.
A patient points out that doctors' pay has not corresponded to the quality of care she has received over the years of living with a chronic health condition.