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The thing is they types of physicians that become leaders at hospitals aren't the same ones who are in it "for the medicine". They're essentially MBA types with
by SkyPuncher 2y ago
The thing is they types of physicians that become leaders at hospitals aren't the same ones who are in it "for the medicine". They're essentially MBA types with a medical degree. Many of them are largely removed from day-to-day medicine.
I don't really mean this as a dig at them either. It's just the way of business. High level leadership takes a certain type of person to survive and thrive. This tends to be people who want to optimize the value of every hour they spend working.
- chromatin 2y agoI agree with a lot of what you've said. However, I know from experience these "MBA types with a medical degree" (why not "medical types with an MBA", btw?) don't stop caring about patients. Sure, there are a few who worship the almighty dollar above all else, but IME* a real concern for patients is still the foundation of their worldview. I will take a hospital run by business-minded physicians all day over a hospital run by business-minded ... businessmen. *source: am a physician