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In Heme/Onc Private practice job where I used to be before, Mid levels would see 12-15 pts and then notes signed by the attending ( they would ask for help on complicated cases but mostly seeing Ben heme and stable Onc followups). So essentially more they saw more money practice made
Now in the Hospital Employed setting , a mid level is assigned to each attending. They can carry their own load of patients but no one is letting them see more than 4-5 pts a day coz they are also employed by the hospital and what ever patient of yours they see, you dont get credit for it (not counted towards productivity). So there are pissed that doctors dont share patients with them and make them call patients, cover infusion, follow up labs and scans etc.
Most decisions on heme/onc are from what I have noticed a little too complicated for them. Most of the things on a patient for example they arent really able to pick up, specific chemotherapy related side effects, adjusting dosing based on that, or knowing what test to order for bleeding disorders; but can let me know patient is out of Med X or had fever over the weekend etc.
Now in the Hospital Employed setting , a mid level is assigned to each attending. They can carry their own load of patients but no one is letting them see more than 4-5 pts a day coz they are also employed by the hospital and what ever patient of yours they see, you dont get credit for it (not counted towards productivity). So there are pissed that doctors dont share patients with them and make them call patients, cover infusion, follow up labs and scans etc.
Most decisions on heme/onc are from what I have noticed a little too complicated for them. Most of the things on a patient for example they arent really able to pick up, specific chemotherapy related side effects, adjusting dosing based on that, or knowing what test to order for bleeding disorders; but can let me know patient is out of Med X or had fever over the weekend etc.