Re: More leaving Private Practice -- according to the EXECUTIVES OF THE HOSPITALS!!!

[Guest guest]



RE who was surveyed--

Accenture conducted in-person and phone interviews with hospital executives and industry stakeholders between September to November last year and the analysis was completed in 2011Read more: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/06/14/More-physicians-leaving-private-practices/UPI-84191308100918/#ixzz1PODlcyFf

This was NOT of the docs themselves!!!!

As many of us know, employment and stability can be an illusion; I will NEVER NEVER NEVER work for a hospital as an employee EVER EVER AGAIN.

That also does NOT mean I won't work WITH a hospital, just not as an EMPLOYEE (big difference here).

Dr Matt Levin

Western PA

FP since 1988

Solo since 2004

Veteran of:

3 person FP group x 2 years

Multispeciality/HMO staff x 6 years.

Single specialty hospital owned x 8 years.

Solo FP since 2004 to present 2011

More leaving Private Practice

Here is an article about the state of private practice docs. No data, just a survey.

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/06/14/More-physicians-leaving-%20%20private-practices/UPI-84191308100918/?spt=hs & or=hn

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