21 st Century Physician: Keys to Success of the New World Physician

By Christopher Charles Brodkin MD

This book was created to show the pitfalls of being an attending physician. It is presented in a playful but sophisticated structure.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Nov 21, 2014
• ISBN: 9781483543536

Book preview

Introduction:

This book was created to show the pitfalls of being an attending physician. It is presented in a playful but sophisticated structure.

We will explore such topics as:

Malpractice and tail insurance

poor communication

private practice

employed practice

dealing with administrators

billing and coding

preventing lawsuits

work contracts

Call

locum tenens

Academic medicine

living up to your Hippocratic oath

finding time for family and friends

Tragedy and coping at work

sickness on the job

workman’s comp

benefits

paid time off

vacation timing

dealing with difficult staff/family members

restrictive covenants

fine print in contracts

professionalism and dress for success

expanding one’s knowledge base (community outreach)

tax deductible expenses

CME

poor social behaviors that could get you in trouble

online exposure

Chapter 1: Private Practice Medicine

Once upon a time in a land far, far away, physicians would finish residency and become entrepreneurs. They would open their doors of a new medical practice and patients would flood their waiting rooms