Word: pcps
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Doctors themselves could tell you that - particularly primary-care providers (PCPs), the foot soldiers of the U.S. medical system. New doctors graduate from medical school lugging up to $200,000 in student loans. Paying that off takes a big bite out of even a low-six-figure salary. Add to that the high costs, long days and billing headaches involved in running a practice, and it's no wonder so many family docs are trading up to specialties like orthopedics, where the pay can be three times as great and the hours a whole lot shorter. Only...
...physicians and 257 residents and fellows who work there don't do piecework. They are paid a salary - benchmarked against the national average - plus potential bonuses based on how well their patients do under their care. One result is that Geisinger is able to hang on to its PCPs while other hospitals are losing theirs. Another is that Geisinger makes money, and, oh yes, the patients get well. (Read "Can New Doctors Be Harmful to Your Health...
Family physicians in the Geisinger system, like family physicians everywhere, make less money than specialists - at first. To narrow the gap, the specialists subsidize the PCPs, keeping the family practitioners happy without taking too big a bite from the orthopedists and cardiologists. "I couldn't recruit if I didn't do that," says Dr. Glenn Steele, Geisinger's CEO. "We don't want our family doctors setting up their own radiology clinics...
...POSs or PPOs require PCPs? Woe is the new hire who must choose from a menu of health-care plans: a health-maintenance organization (HMO), preferred-provider organization (PPO), point-of-service program (POS) or fee-for-service plan (FFS). An explanation...
...lower costs by centralizing care. A member must choose a primary-care physician (PCP) from a network roster upon joining. He can visit this physician to his heart's content, unless his heart's content requires a cardiologist, in which case he'll need a referral. That's why PCPS are also called gatekeepers...