tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389859942362181544.post8227354844909374459..comments2023-12-07T12:16:19.091-05:00Comments on Future of Family Medicine: Gender-Based Income Gap for Docs Should Elicit Call To ActionSebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478213202416223770noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389859942362181544.post-73155033255983827632011-02-05T18:58:16.526-05:002011-02-05T18:58:16.526-05:00Read something earlier today addressing this - I w...Read something earlier today addressing this - I would link it, if I could find it but I can't. Probably somewhere on KevinMD.<br /><br />Anyway, the assertion was that part of the medley of causes for the pay gap is the fact that female physicians tend to spend more time with their patients. Since compensation for most docs is proportional to the number of patients they see, physicians that see few patients get paid less.<br /><br />I doubt that it's the sole source of the difference, but I'd be surprised to find out it weren't a contributing factor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389859942362181544.post-49798813508873855432011-02-04T23:51:08.299-05:002011-02-04T23:51:08.299-05:00Jessica,
Great Post! You clarify an important iss...Jessica,<br />Great Post! You clarify an important issue in all of medicine: Money distribution. <br />Looking at FM, this is a subject that the PCMH people should regard as a special element of future practice. Can they find ways to reward team/physician effectiveness with less emphasis on efficiency? Teams can help to redistribute some of the time consuming aspects of medical practice, enhancing the human connection skills of all family physicians and physician extenders. Teams also help with the individual scopes of practice, regardless of gender, being optimized for each physician and extender. <br />Teams can also get creative with income distribution. I like your challenge to our specialty. The PCMH implementers should love it and "gendered" physicians should all benefit. Blog On!A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com