How many hours per week will anesthesiolgists work in the future?

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There is a trend for docs to become salaried, which I would imagine removes some control over the docs ability to control their hours. With some of the changes to reimbursement following the ACA, I imagine that there will be a push for hospitals to get more bang for their buck from the docs - meaning working more cases.

Any idea what the future of gas will be in regards to hours and lifestyle? I don't expect anyone to have a crystal ball, but what do you speculate?

 

[Zumba]

There is a trend for docs to become salaried, which I would imagine removes some control over the docs ability to control their hours. With some of the changes to reimbursement following the ACA, I imagine that there will be a push for hospitals to get more bang for their buck from the docs - meaning working more cases.

Any idea what the future of gas will be in regards to hours and lifestyle? I don't expect anyone to have a crystal ball, but what do you speculate?

I would actually assume that it would be the opposite no? If you are a hospital employee vs being in your own practice there is less incentive to work, so I assume you'd be working 40 hrs and anything over would have to be rewarded somehow. That is already happening in primary care with those doctors being paid for call. I would assume the same would be across fields. Also with a hospital employed position I would assume would come more rights such as wanting better hours, and so forth. I assume in general doctors work more now because they get paid more that way. What would be the incentive to work more for the same $?

 

[Gern Blansten]

No idea, but if the incentive to work harder to make more money is taken away, I would look to the VA system to see what it will be like. There will be lack of motivation, lack of interest in going the extra mile, shift worker mentality, long lunch breaks, etc. In short, the medical systems that are efficient now will drop down to the lowest common denominator. May not be a bad deal for those who value more time over more money.