Is this guy right?

[leaverus]

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Just came across this blurb from last month.

Is this internist right that we make too much? Or he is just disgruntled that he makes what i imagine to be relatively far less? In my view, those guys make too little. As a physician who has gone through the entire process of medical school and residency, i'm surprised he doesn't agree that what i earn is fair compensation for the sacrifices i make/have made - not to mention the six figures worth of tuition debt that i've racked up.

 

[scudrunner]

Just came across this blurb from last month.

Is this internist right that we make too much? Or he is just disgruntled that he makes what i imagine to be relatively far less? In my view, those guys make too little. As a physician who has gone through the entire process of medical school and residency, i'm surprised he doesn't agree that what i earn is fair compensation for the sacrifices i make/have made - not to mention the six figures worth of tuition debt that i've racked up.

What a turd. Sounds like he has an axe to grind. All he was saying is that anesthesiologists are over-compensated. He didn't even mention being unsatisfied with his own salary.

 

[deleted126335]

The definition of overpaid is "someone who makes more than I do"

 

[jwk]

Hmmmm, just for comparison - my internist works 9-4, three or four days a week max, no evenings, nights, weekends, or holiday hours, and rotates call (phone only of course) with a bunch of other IM guys. The hours that he is open he stays busy, and generally runs behind throughout the day. He maintains no office lab, nor does he do blood draws in the office, so I have to get those done separately at a private lab. Any of his patients in the hospital are covered by the hospitalists, which means he NEVER sees patients in the hospital. I haven't asked but I'll bet his malpractice premiums are a fraction of those for anesthesiologists, and he employs an office staff of exactly two medical assistants that do everything from EKG's to billing. Between my copay (which he gets up front) and insurance, he ends up with about 75% of his non-discounted fee.

My group has about 40 anesthesiologists, nearly 100 AA's, CRNA's, and NP's, and an office staff of almost 40 billing, HR, and credentialling people. We cover about 60 operating locations among 4 facilities, including in-house MD and anesthetist coverage at two facilities 24/7. I work every weekday, share the evening work, and am in-house 3-4 weekend days each month, as are most of the docs and half the anesthetists in our group. We are fee-for-service only, and don't ask for or expect a dime up front (as is true with most anesthesia providers). We take every patient who walks through the door, indigent homeless people to mega-millionaire athletes and everything in between, and treat them to the very best of our ability without regard (or even asking about) their type of insurance, or lack thereof, or ability to pay. We do every kind of surgery except cardiac and transplants, and do more OB than most can even begin to imagine.

Are internists underpaid? Probably so. Are we overpaid? Hell no.

 

[Idiopathic]

Hmmmm, just for comparison - my internist works 9-4, three or four days a week max, no evenings, nights, weekends, or holiday hours, and rotates call (phone only of course) with a bunch of other IM guys. The hours that he is open he stays busy, and generally runs behind throughout the day. He maintains no office lab, nor does he do blood draws in the office, so I have to get those done separately at a private lab. Any of his patients in the hospital are covered by the hospitalists, which means he NEVER sees patients in the hospital. I haven't asked but I'll bet his malpractice premiums are a fraction of those for anesthesiologists, and he employs an office staff of exactly two medical assistants that do everything from EKG's to billing. Between my copay (which he gets up front) and insurance, he ends up with about 75% of his non-discounted fee.

Wait is he a CRNA? I thought we were talking about internists...

 

[maceo]

that guy was probably a crna before he went to medical school. ****ing JEalous crnas