As mentioned in this Marketwatch article, my ED group has just partnered with Simplee to create a beautiful, simple and easy way for our patients to pay their medical bills. It's very exciting and the way all medical billing should be done. Having met the Simplee leadership, I can say that you couldn't ask for a better team to tackle this problem.
“I love medicine—but I don’t love the hamster wheel.” That sentence kept echoing in my head during 3 a.m. shifts and budget meetings alike. If you’re a physician feeling the same tug between clinical passion and systemic frustration, this post is for you. The Problem: Brilliant Clinicians, Limited Business Training Physicians command >80 % of U.S. healthcare spend yet hold <5 % of C-suite seats. Traditional MBAs cost $150K+, 2 years, and countless missed family dinners. Weekend “crash courses” often lack depth, CME credit, or a meaningful network. Burnout rates hover around 50 % —and much of it stems from feeling powerless in operational decisions. Keywords: physician leadership gap, physician executive training, clinician burnout, healthcare MBA alternative, non-clinical career paths My A-Ha Moment in the Hospital Corridor I was serving as a National Medical Director when a perfectly capable colleague admitted, “I have no idea how capitation works—I just sign ...

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