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>Employed physicians in an integrated health system and plan (like Kaiser or Geisinger), in theory don't have to deal with those aspects as much, and can concen
by ses1984 7y ago
>Employed physicians in an integrated health system and plan (like Kaiser or Geisinger), in theory don't have to deal with those aspects as much, and can concentrate more on the patient.
"Employed" physicians no longer deal with patients, they are called customers. Helps to keep customers happy and physicians focused on the profit motive.
- conro1108 7y agoWouldn't the profit motive be stronger for an independent physician since they actually directly profit, rather than facing indirect pressure based on your employer's profit motive?
- ses1984 7y agoIndependent physicians are free to act as they see fit, some are very profit motivated, some aren't. Employed physicians are pushed to be as profit motivated as their employer wants them to be, or they get canned.