Amit Sehgal MD DM

How ID Doctors Get Paid -- The Bread, Butter, and Budget Deficits of Infectious Diseases Two decades ago, Dr. Atul Gawande wrote a memorable piece for The New Yorker about how doctors in the United States get paid. Providing a nice mix of self-reflection about his own experience and some ...

We love what we do. But yes, we’d also like to get paid. ID is a cognitive, consult-heavy specialty -- and often a “loss leader” in a fee-for-service world.

A look at how the money actually flows (or doesn’t), Part 1. #IDSky blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...

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47Y/M
Hypertension
Reformed smoker
Recurrent hemoptysis
Weight loss
Imaging report attached
MGIT Mycobacterium asiaticum in BAL specimen
RIF R
ISONIAZID R
ETHAMBUTOL R
MACROLIDE S
AMIKACIN S
LINEZOLID S
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