Four forces created the perfect storm to sink physician-owned medicine. There are policies that could help keep it afloat.
News|Videos|December 27, 2024
Burnout and consolidation: Incentives for health systems to grow
Author(s)Richard Payerchin
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- The expansion of healthcare systems has been driven by business conditions, raising concerns about the current economic climate.
- Gary Price, MD, MBA, highlights the challenges and opportunities from the 2024 survey results.
The president of The Physicians Foundation discusses consolidation in health care and how it contributes to burnout.
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Physicians may have not paid enough attention to the business conditions that spurred health care systems to grow to massive sizes. Is it too late to undo the nation’s health care economic climate? Physicians Foundation President Gary Price, MD, MBA, discusses
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