Becker's Healthcare June 17, 2024
Five physician leaders joined Becker’s to discuss how satisfied they are with their current pay and what they’d like to see change.
Question: How satisfied with your income are you currently? What changes do you hope to see related to your income?
Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for clarity and length.
Michael Gannon, MD. Regional Medical Director of Atlantic Medical Group Primary Care (Martinsville, N.J.): I am moderately satisfied with my income. Many of my primary care colleagues would echo that sentiment. Our compensation is based solely on patient-facing time. While technology and artificial intelligence have improved patient care in many aspects, they also have significantly increased our workload and administrative burden outside of seeing patients....