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Why the way we pay doctors matters

03/06/2014

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

How your doctor is paid may affect how he or she approaches the work. Steven moved from being a private practice doctor to working in academic medicine about 6 months ago. He has noticed a number of differences in the practice environment. He works far more hours in academia for less pay. He finds academic medicine to be inefficient—what took 20 minutes in private practice takes 2 hours in his new university hospital. If his private practice held a staff meeting, they were provided food and sometimes paid for their time.…

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