1 / 9

How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Choosing a Practice

How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Choosing a Practice. Sigsbee W. Duck, M.D. Location, Location, Location…. Political trends specific to distinct geographical locations Population Subset: What types of patients do you want to see? Average age of population at desired location?

luzf
Download Presentation

How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Choosing a Practice

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Choosing a Practice Sigsbee W. Duck, M.D.

  2. Location, Location, Location… • Political trends specific to distinct geographical locations • Population Subset: • What types of patients do you want to see? • Average age of population at desired location? • What percent Medicare, Medicaid, uninsured, and third party payors? • Numbers, numbers, numbers… • Number of patients • Have to see more to maintain income

  3. Defining Different “Types” of Practices • Practice Types • Solo • Multispecialty • Established Group practice • Hospital employee • Academics • Military

  4. Practice Politics • Who is running the practice? • What is the hierarchy? • Who is your boss? • Office manager • CEO • Clinic Director • Etc. • Who is getting the higher income…and why? • Who does the coding? • Are you involved?

  5. Benefits and Expectations • What are the benefits and/or expectations of each scenario? • Salary and payment schedule? • What equipment do they have? • Go look and know • What equipment will they purchase for you? When? • Who chooses said equipment? Does it matter to you if they own equipment? • It should not come out of your overhead • If in a group practice: what is the buy in and how is it structured? • Guaranteed salary with or without payback? • Overhead: • How much and why in both primary and secondary clinics? • Buy-ins and buy-outs • What does your buy-in encompass?, i.e. surgery center, CT Scanner, Lab? • Is the buy out capitalized?

  6. Benefits and ExpectationsContinued… • Benefits: • Time off • CME • Reimbursement for meetings and expenses • Tail coverage • Disability • Type • Policy owner • Beneficiary • Separate policy for stop-gap coverage • Paid with pre-tax versus post-tax dollars

  7. Requirements • Days worked • Know your hours and days • Week-hours required • Practice mandated meeting requirements • Satellite clinics • Call Requirements • Pass the Boards… • The patient always comes first • What are my responsibilities? • Productivity requirements? • Who reviews your work?

  8. Contract Specifics • Contract length • What happens after contract expires? • Automatic contract renewal • Can I become an employee and not a partner? • Get an attorney! • Preferably a local attorney so he or she knows the particular state law ramifications • GET IT IN WRITING! • Non-Compete • Slow down plan or are you just put out to pasture…

  9. The Fear of the Unknown • Healthcare reform… • How will new changes affect you? Your practice?

More Related