Multi-speciality practice?

[unknown1254]

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Hello Radiologists!

I am Path resident and I am sorry to see your specialty is going through the same troubles we are in terms of the job market. I was just wondering (especially from someone with expertise in billing, contracts, etc) what your opinions are in a multi-speciality tertiary practice. Clearly this has been the trend in primary care/secondary care specialties as large groups have formed consisting of PCP's, cardiologists, rheumatologists, etc.

I bring this up because a colleague of mind had mentioned a practice in CA that did this. What I am referring to is a private practice tertiary care group of radiologists, pathologists and anesthesiologists. It seems like an excellent brand in providing top notch service with multiple US trained specialties (not that every Doc needs to be AMG's, but you get the idea). If a group like this had one contract with a hospital, it would be much more difficult to get rid of said group I would think.

This could combat the CRNA threat to Anesthesiologists, the outsourcing to foreign countries threat to Radiologists and the POD lab/commercial lab threat to Pathologists. Obviously the Pathologists would probably make out the best in pay most likely (although Pathologists can really make bank in the right PP setting). Thoughts?

 

[colbgw02]

I am not aware of any real foreign outsourcing threat to U.S. radiologists. There is only a perceived one among those that are not familiar with the field.

 

[shark2000]

Hello Radiologists!

I am Path resident and I am sorry to see your specialty is going through the same troubles we are in terms of the job market. I was just wondering (especially from someone with expertise in billing, contracts, etc) what your opinions are in a multi-speciality tertiary practice. Clearly this has been the trend in primary care/secondary care specialties as large groups have formed consisting of PCP's, cardiologists, rheumatologists, etc.

I bring this up because a colleague of mind had mentioned a practice in CA that did this. What I am referring to is a private practice tertiary care group of radiologists, pathologists and anesthesiologists. It seems like an excellent brand in providing top notch service with multiple US trained specialties (not that every Doc needs to be AMG's, but you get the idea). If a group like this had one contract with a hospital, it would be much more difficult to get rid of said group I would think.

This could combat the CRNA threat to Anesthesiologists, the outsourcing to foreign countries threat to Radiologists and the POD lab/commercial lab threat to Pathologists. Obviously the Pathologists would probably make out the best in pay most likely (although Pathologists can really make bank in the right PP setting). Thoughts?

Our job market is way better than pathology.

Are you really sorry to see our job market is tight?

I just refer you back to the last paragraph of your post. Rather than wasting your time here, why don't you join a Pathology private practice and make bank?