Places to Practice
In a recent article of Medical Economics, they reported some of the best places to practice medicine.
Variables that typically make one location more desirable than another include things such as:
• Low insurance premiums and in an area with a doctor-friendly malpractice environment
• Solid reimbursements
• A good doctor-to-population ratio to help ensure the practice will remain viable
• Close proximity to a hospital providing excellent state-of-the-art care
• A lower-than-average cost of doing business, coupled with an overall lower cost of living.
• Relatively low managed care penetration or, at the least, less market concentration, so that one or two health plans don't call all the shots.
• Typically an area with more traditional family values that usually relate to a better doctor-physician relationship
There are places that meet these stipulations in every area of the country and many within an hour or two of major metropolitan areas.
The Mid-South/South Atlantic
This area is the highest in the nation when it comes to practice revenue. Areas included are:
• Gainesville, GA.
• Waynesville, Clyde, and Hendersonville, NC.
• Huntsville, AL.
• Greenville, SC.
• Martinsville, VA.
• Kingsport, TN.
The Southwest
• The Woodlands, TX.
• Fredericksburg, TX.
• Tyler and Waco, TX.
• Amarillo, Midland, and Lubbock, TX.
• Las Cruces, NM.
The Northeast
• Manchester, NH.
• Portland, ME.
• Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA.
• Middletown and Poughkeepsie, NY
• Concord, NH.
• Augusta, ME.
The Midwest
• Lima and Findlay, OH
• Cincinnati.
• Indianapolis.
• Columbus, IN.
• Terre Haute, IN.
• Eau Claire, WI.
• Wichita, KS
The Northwest
• Boise, ID.
• Eugene and Springfield, OR
• Everett and Bellingham, WA.
The West
• Stockton and Modesto, CA.
• Fresno, Visalia, and Bakersfield, CA
As you can see, there are opportunities everywhere.
Variables that typically make one location more desirable than another include things such as:
• Low insurance premiums and in an area with a doctor-friendly malpractice environment
• Solid reimbursements
• A good doctor-to-population ratio to help ensure the practice will remain viable
• Close proximity to a hospital providing excellent state-of-the-art care
• A lower-than-average cost of doing business, coupled with an overall lower cost of living.
• Relatively low managed care penetration or, at the least, less market concentration, so that one or two health plans don't call all the shots.
• Typically an area with more traditional family values that usually relate to a better doctor-physician relationship
There are places that meet these stipulations in every area of the country and many within an hour or two of major metropolitan areas.
The Mid-South/South Atlantic
This area is the highest in the nation when it comes to practice revenue. Areas included are:
• Gainesville, GA.
• Waynesville, Clyde, and Hendersonville, NC.
• Huntsville, AL.
• Greenville, SC.
• Martinsville, VA.
• Kingsport, TN.
The Southwest
• The Woodlands, TX.
• Fredericksburg, TX.
• Tyler and Waco, TX.
• Amarillo, Midland, and Lubbock, TX.
• Las Cruces, NM.
The Northeast
• Manchester, NH.
• Portland, ME.
• Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA.
• Middletown and Poughkeepsie, NY
• Concord, NH.
• Augusta, ME.
The Midwest
• Lima and Findlay, OH
• Cincinnati.
• Indianapolis.
• Columbus, IN.
• Terre Haute, IN.
• Eau Claire, WI.
• Wichita, KS
The Northwest
• Boise, ID.
• Eugene and Springfield, OR
• Everett and Bellingham, WA.
The West
• Stockton and Modesto, CA.
• Fresno, Visalia, and Bakersfield, CA
As you can see, there are opportunities everywhere.
posted by Anonymous at 5:57 AM
4 Comments:
I CONSIDER THE LOUISVILLE AND NEW ALBANY AREA A GREAT PLACE TO WORK.
And in more news today, Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor.
I hope they did not spend too much money coming up with that list of variables. Also, not very many times will you see Terre Haute and Columbus, IN on the same list about anything. I have lived in both cities and the difference was like night and day. At least it was several years ago.
Your not thinking of leaving town and practicing in another area are you?
I find the data hard to believe that Cincinatti is considered a great place to practice medicine. The reimbursements to physicians are some of the lowest in the midwest.
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