Some believe that independent physician groups will be extinct and cannot adapt to the ever-changing health care environment. My colleagues and I at IEPC disagree. We are well-established emergency physicians and hire some of the brightest residents. Our groups have survived managed health care, the Affordable Care Act, hospital name changes, several administrations, and the consolidation craze. Our emergency department is our home away from home, our business.
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ACEP Now: Vol 36 – No 09 – September 2017All emergency physicians need to decide for themselves what practice setting they enjoy the most. The business side of emergency medicine is a fraction of the total picture of what we do, and I realize that some doctors do not want the responsibility of being a business owner. The most important factor for the survival of our specialty and the groups within it is physician satisfaction. We need happy doctors.
Dr. Lev is president of IEPC.
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