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Oh look another HCA residency in Florida.
Have to convince the unknowing saps that those emcare/HCA jobs are total trash. Flood the market with Em docs and some HAVE to work for emcare. What will happen to those folks working for CMGs where supply/demand will be reshuffled.HCA is crazy every hospital they have under their control they want to have a residency.
Oh look another HCA residency in Florida.
It is our fault as physicians. If we would stop agreeing to be faculty at these programs, they couldn't exist. Not sure the allure for some people. Train residents for the same salary, and contribute to the death of our specialty?
You track your docs with RFID???? And that’s a good thing????
o Hand sanitizers linked to register badges nearby when used
This seems like an interesting use of budget space
I can just imagine the speeches given at residency graduation.War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
Sounds like a great place to work and train.You track your docs with RFID???? And that’s a good thing????
FWIW Mayo in Arizona does this to the EM docs. One of the many reasons I refused to consider that place. Too much big brother for me.
FWIW Mayo in Arizona does this to the EM docs. One of the many reasons I refused to consider that place. Too much big brother for me.
Letting 2 for profit organizations do this to you is freakish.
Surely to let the docs know who owns them. Could be used to coach patient sat etc. Again, to me this is unacceptableI wonder why? Who cares where the doc is, as long as he/she is doing their job appropriately
Kids, I know you want to do EM. But the question you need to answer for yourself is:
"At what cost?"
Oh, sorry, misunderstanding. I'm not shorting EM.No doubt in my mind that I'm going into EM. Going into 4th year and there is hardly any other specialty (IM, PMR) that I found the same enjoyment in as in EM which I knew was the case after serving 2 years EMS. Geographically where I am (Louisiana), we hardly see any hospital opening new residency and out-of-state ER doctors don't enjoy being here for whatever reason (malpractice, acuity, pph, etc). Business-wise it's look okay, but future-wise: the fearmongering here is unbelievable. It reminds me of when I held hundreds of Facebook stocks back when everyone said Facebook was the next Myspace. That's not true and it pays ignoring that, literally and figuratively, and it will pay too to ignore the people saying ER Docs will replaced. Time will tell but shorting EM is definitely wise, I don't expect the pay that you attendings are getting, but I don't expect suffering the same fate that currently Pathologists, Nephrologists, and soon Radiologists will be getting.
Hundreds of Facebook stocks? I'd stop right there. I couldn't afford even one. Had you had that, you're rich.No doubt in my mind that I'm going into EM. Going into 4th year and there is hardly any other specialty (IM, PMR) that I found the same enjoyment in as in EM which I knew was the case after serving 2 years EMS. Geographically where I am (Louisiana), we hardly see any hospital opening new residency shops over here nor does it seem like out-of-state ER doctors enjoy being here for whatever reason (malpractice, acuity, pph, etc). Business-wise it's looking okay, but future-wise: the fearmongering here is unbelievable. It reminds me of when I held hundreds of Facebook stocks back when everyone said Facebook was the next Myspace; I saw through the paranoia. It pays ignoring that, literally and figuratively, and it will pay too to ignore the people saying ER Docs will replaced by midlevels, AI, etc. I do notice a bubble based on some docs that do locums and struggling to negotiate and shorting EM at this peak is definitely wise. Yet ultimately, I don't expect the ridiculous pay that you attendings are getting, but I don't expect suffering the same fate that currently Pathologists, Nephrologists, and soon Radiologists will face. EM definitely needs to correct but in the future, it seems very relevant in admitting patients of the previous generation.
Hundreds of Facebook stocks? I'd stop right there. I couldn't afford even one. Had you had that, you're rich.
When I first saw your avatar, I thought it was the queen from Aliens 2. Now that I know what it is, all I'm left wondering is how that happened. Let me guess, he fell on it lol.War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
I think he was speaking of RFID tracking of patients, not physicians.
However, there are hospitals that use RFID tags on hospital badges to track duty work hours. As soon as you step on hospital property, it records your time.
Why the **** anyone would take a job like this is beyond me. I'd rather work for $50 less an hour and work at a normal place. I bet this stuff is discoverable for medmal too.I interviewed for an HCA job where they made the docs where hospital badges (dog tags) tracking their every moment. Unsurprisingly they had like 7 openings and currently staffing the ED with mostly locums. It knew when you entered a patient room vs. sitting down at your desk vs. went to the bathroom and for how long.
Anyone remember the Beavis and Butthead Bathroom Break scene?
If they are tracking hand sanitizing with RFID, that is not for the patients. Wild.
I thought that you work for CMGs. Am I wrong?It is our fault as physicians. If we would stop agreeing to be faculty at these programs, they couldn't exist. Not sure the allure for some people. Train residents for the same salary, and contribute to the death of our specialty?
Becker previously ranked this hospital ranked in the top 10 in the nation for fraud, I mean, overbilling and a google search for orange park medical center trauma leads to a glut of people saying this place shouldn’t be a trauma center.
Cool. I’m sure they’ll produce awesome ER docs.
Is there any limit to how many residencies HCA will sponsor/support?
Is there any limit to how many residencies HCA will sponsor/support?
I understand new residencies popping up willy nilly is bad, but why does it matter it's sponsored by HCA or any other CMG? can't you just choose not to work with their hospital after. Aren't most EM docs working under a CMG now anyways?
It matters for several reasons:
1. Training is likely inferior at an HCA hospital that isn't a Level I trauma center and staffed by EM docs who aren't really into academics
2. It is all about creating a glut of physicians to drive down future salaries of new grads
3. You are seen as cheap/free labor by the hospital who will try to take advantage of that
4. The CMGs will make you drink the poi....Kool-aid and fill your head with dreams of "physician ownership".
I'm pretty sure most EM residencies out there aren't at Level I trauma centers. Why does that matter? Just curious.It matters for several reasons:
1. Training is likely inferior at an HCA hospital that isn't a Level I trauma center and staffed by EM docs who aren't really into academics
2. It is all about creating a glut of physicians to drive down future salaries of new grads
3. You are seen as cheap/free labor by the hospital who will try to take advantage of that
4. The CMGs will make you drink the poi....Kool-aid and fill your head with dreams of "physician ownership".
I'm pretty sure most EM residencies out there aren't at Level I trauma center. Why does that matter? Just curious.
It depends on volume. We started with 12/year but we see 160,000 patients/year. We're hoping to expand to 18/year soon. (We're a not-for-profit hospital.)
Why?
Not always.If they're not AT a level 1 trauma center, then there's one nearby to rotate thru.
Is that actually true? I looked up what the official difference is (its quite large) but I could also see places that have everything in place and COULD be a level 1 but choose not to so they don't get stuck with all of the local trauma.Not always.
There isn't much difference between level 1 and 2 honestly.