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Please pardon my ignorance on this question:
How does the business behind EM work? What I mean is, I know that there are EM practice groups that contract with hospitals, but then on the flip side, does that mean that some EM docs are then also working with just one hospital? I'm hearing some EM docs getting paid more than the ~220-250k average I'm hearing, because they're in a group practice? Then, what the heck is up with all this business about charging insurances as an EM doc? I thought they just had a salary pay, so why would it matter what they charged the insurances (aside from the fact that the insurance companies and then, subsequently the hospitals will get pissed at the doc). I'm just confused as to how the payment works in EM.
How does the business behind EM work? What I mean is, I know that there are EM practice groups that contract with hospitals, but then on the flip side, does that mean that some EM docs are then also working with just one hospital? I'm hearing some EM docs getting paid more than the ~220-250k average I'm hearing, because they're in a group practice? Then, what the heck is up with all this business about charging insurances as an EM doc? I thought they just had a salary pay, so why would it matter what they charged the insurances (aside from the fact that the insurance companies and then, subsequently the hospitals will get pissed at the doc). I'm just confused as to how the payment works in EM.