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    SNF consulting as solo independent contractor logistics

    Hello all, I'm considering starting to expand my practice into SNF consulting and hoping to do it full time for a while potentially (I've been out of fellowship just a couple years and I'm getting burnt out with the current pain practice I'm in). Considering going with one of the larger...
    • futurephysiatrist
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    • billing independent contractor physiatry pm&r snf
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    Encompass/Independent Contractor Income

    Hey guys! I recently graduated residency and am working at an Encompass Health inpatient rehab as a 1099. I am completely new to the independent contractor/1099 model. I was told by physicians who graduated before me that the income at Encompass was pretty good. However, based on my experience...
    • klebsiella12
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    • 1099 income independent contractor
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    Employed hospitalists - Ever change who pays for malpractice insurance?

    I'm employed by a hospital who pays for my malpractice insurance. I would like to moonlight at another hospital and need my own malpractice insurance for that job. In the state I work (Iowa), a physician can only have one malpractice insurance policy. In a casual conversation with my...
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    provisional psych and fee splitting when different therapists there

    I am in need to work at a site for my provisional hours. A local counseling center takes people on but as “independent contractors” and requires a 70/30 fee split (30 to them). This is all fine until i realized there are social workers who get a lower client pay and hence pay less to the owner...