Recent content by dmk5n

FWIW...I agree with Blade about retiring with a big portfolio. Most everyone on this board is younger that 50. I think what everyone needs to take into account is that getting older is getting more expensive. Especially since safety nets like healthcare, insurance, nursing homes, etc are...

250 per diem is not good.

Party in atlanta. locums for dough. i think anesthesiologists are undervalued there.

a few major families. emory, piedmont, wellstar, northside, st joes. Everybody wants to live in Atlanta so pay mediocre. Supply>demand. Also smaller fish are in the periphery. they are affiliated with one of the above. check it out. A lot of PE there but transitioning to employment models.

just stick it in.

dont forget to calculate cost of commuting. 300/hr of your life as an expense. if you are traveling from one city to the next.

I suspect the AMC's have their own locums agencies (under different names) and its just another way for them to take 20% off the top AND try to reel in doc costs. It's a way to fix salaries.

What don't you want. you like anesthesia but hate OB, you may be able to leverage cardiac fellowship into getting out of taking OB call. Not everywhere, some places. You hate call, nights and weekends, do pain. It aint gravy though. Read all the posts in the pain forum, those guys are...

NVM

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/ftc-sues-private-equity-anesthesia-firm-monopoly-drive-up-prices-rcna111472

Britain does not have the same medico-legal lottery system that the US has. We have public transit adverts with "Call Ken Nugent... one call does it all" No upside.

i have and use three... - Weber gas grill = easy and convenient. cost $$..for when i need steaks or burgers quickly (or salmon for wife). 1/2 to one beer before supper. - Weber charcoal kettle = cheap, easy and good flavor. cost $. intermediate time commitment = two beers. Chimney is a must. -...

our hospital OR and ASC(HOPD) and endo is basically a commode for private guys. All we see are fattys, ASA 3,4's, dialysis pts, medicare, medicaid...Stuff that can't or wont be done at an ASC. i don't see how it's sustainable for hospitals....i guess with patient complexity, the operative time...

the elephant in the room is operative time. 3 hr gallbladders and 6 hr breast reductions in medicaid patients = bankruptcy. turnover time aint squat.

Filling out Forms. Whoever figures this out, wins.