I have finally hit the six month anniversary since my medical practice opened doors. To say there has been a learning curve would be an understatement. Most of the learning curves center around how to navigate insurance companies. Choosing to open a medical practice is not for those who want an easy payday. In the past six months a lot has happened, and I mean A LOT.… Read the rest
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Choosing when to hire our first employee was one of the hardest things that I had to do when starting my business. Hiring employee number two (I’m technically employee number one) is an exciting time in a young businesses life-cycle. Hiring an employee is in some ways a guarantee to the employee to have their job and paycheck available. Something that I didn’t want to take lightly.… Read the rest
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Picking up extra shifts in a subacute care facility sounds like a wonderful idea. Almost no overhead is involved for the physician, especially since most doctors already have a laptop and a malpractice policy. It seems like a natural progression that almost every hospitalist or primary care physician goes through, telling yourself that you can make extra money doing subacute care.… Read the rest
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I’ve decided to go solo by starting up my own primary care clinic! The past two years have been extremely exciting with tons of change. I graduated from residency, started working as a hospitalist, bought a house, paid off all my student loans, became medical director of a skilled nursing facility and a second facility, have completed over 50 locum shifts, watched my better half have two surgeries for a tumor in her jaw, and I’ve now started up my own practice.… Read the rest
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The cost of healthcare has been a very popular political topic for several decades. Several weeks ago, I received two separate emails that struck me as a bit odd. My group highly encouraged us via email to avoid any professional relationships by accepting gifts, food, or money from drug representatives. In a separate email that I received from my congressman, he wrote about how he was against net neutrality.… Read the rest
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Being a Medical Director is more than collecting a monthly paycheck. One of the most popular questions that I receive is how to make extra money as doctor. While there are many ways to make extra cash, becoming a medical director always seems to come up as a possible “easy” way to make money. While there are some perks, including financial benefits, there are also several risks to becoming a medical director.… Read the rest
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After 11 months of searching for a house, I’ve finally bought a home. The paperwork associated with buying a house is most likely not as difficult as soon to be new home owners think. The hardest part of the process was finding a house that I wanted to buy. For those who have been following this website, you know I’ve been searching for a long time.… Read the rest
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As another new year gets underway, I would like to take a look back at 2017 to see how far this website and I have come. It is also a good time to look forward for some changes to the website and new posts to follow. It’s been a while since my last post, and below I’ll explain why.
2017 was the best year I’ve ever had.… Read the rest
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Navient, the Sallie Mae spin-off created in 2014, this week made public that they bought student loan refinancing company, (Earnest) for 155 million dollars. This is a major step for Navient, which previously has focused on servicing and collecting federal or private student loans. The acquisition now allows them to start originating loans in addition to servicing them. The market seem to of had a lukewarm reaction by evidence of its stock, NAVI, dropping 14% the day this was announced.… Read the rest
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Paying for the convenience of purchasing an item, I would bet, is costing you big bucks. Amazon has become synonymous for purchasing goods at a convenience. Their one click patent, gave their customers the availability to buy an item and have it shipped to them with only one click. Though Amazon was not the first, they were definitely one of best to pioneer convenience buying.… Read the rest
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