tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post4253196328097493620..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Compensating Doctors for After-Hours Call CoverageDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-38264272146123426272009-11-21T11:28:10.286-06:002009-11-21T11:28:10.286-06:00In our small city of 70K with two hospitals, sever...In our small city of 70K with two hospitals, several years ago BlueCross decided unilaterally to move all their patients to hospital A because neither hospital A or B would give them a discount. Didn't matter that the staff of A had only one GI doc and one interventional cardiologist so could not provide 24/7 coverage as could hospital B. Later BC was able to go to both hospitals and threatenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-48952974546383900632009-11-17T13:06:05.520-06:002009-11-17T13:06:05.520-06:00A hospital paying cardiologists for call to keep t...A hospital paying cardiologists for call to keep their referrals is a Stark violation, plain and simple. But a hosptial paying its empoyed hospitalists more for working overnight is just a normal shift differential. Nurses get that, too.<br /><br />- NYC med aminAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com