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No matter if you form a PLLC, you will be sued personally. You cannot abdicate personal liability in Healthcare as a practitioner. This is why a lot of OBGYNs have their spouse hold title to all family assets. Maximum professional liability insurance...

No, you do not need a business license. If you decided to put your name on a sign outside your office soliciting business then you will need to sign up for a business license (register for a "trade name") with the town/city you are in. The city will ...

I certify patients for medical marijuana in CT. I certify that it "might" help the patient and recommend non-combustible forms and start at no/ low THC high CBD products. I advise that it medical marijuana is always only a viable option as a 3rd line...

This is a big trend. The term to describe it is "integrated care."

I use CM&F. Much cheaper than NSO.

One employment strategy to consider is to work multiple part time jobs to total full time hours so that you can cull the best of both worlds of pay versus benefits. Try to find a part-time government job (either state or federal) at the minimum hours...

I would agree with above advice to find inpatient experience of at least a year before or during psych np school. Since 80% of np grads will find themselves in outpatient settings, if you have a comfort level with and experience in inpatient psych th...

With the current health insurance market turmoil of gov't administrations trying to privatize medicaid and probably medicare, at 41 I am planning on the worst and not expecting to retire at 65 due to refusing to pay a fortune for quality healthcare.

It can be administered in any setting, technically. But it's unlikely to be administered in the home unless the family is super hands on, no pun intended. Definitely regularly used in the ER, not sure on a general floor of a hospital, but definitely ...

Sometimes the long acting can be administered in the home by a visiting nurse. But long acting can also be given to stable patient that is about to be discharged off an inpatient psych unit, too. I have never seen a short acting admin'ed in an ambula...

Have to pencil out the numbers. Many times the reason employers offer the 1099 route is because it's in their favor, financially, instead of yours. If it is a 1099 setup then be sure hold them, as much as you can, up to the tax rule that the independ...

By the way, I would buy your own as well since you don't know the terms of the policy. Getting your own is not that expensive....probably not more than a couple hundred dollars.

I believe weight loss is a huge field. Having a niche, boutique, cash only weight loss (perhaps concierge) practice would be a highly profitable business, in my opinion.

Some tax write offs phase out once you make a certain amount of $. Certain real estate write offs totally phase out once you hit $155k, for example. Be sure to you take a circumspect look at your total tax picture, or at least ask your accountant to ...

What Jules said + just remember that you have all the leverage here and don't let them lowball you. Might be too late now, but I would have couched it as I would *reluctantly* do the on-call in exchange for you getting the number you want. Also have ...

Look at how the major journals treat it and do the same. Enter the words in an journal search to get results.

Are you in an independent practice state? If yes, what does your employment agreement state about the possibility of starting your own practice on the side part-time that you could possibly transition into?

Like above post stated, contact your state labor dept ASAP. Heck, I would have been on the horn after 1 week of delay in pay. You might be able to save yourself contract attorney fees if you contact labor dept first as they are bulldogs when it comes...

Its like I tell my wife during snowstorms when I rant about why we continue to live in the northeast and not in a warmer state...they have invented planes, trains and cars, so why not consider moving?! Usually the answer is family related, as it is w...

At the very minimum, business casual. The state psych hospital banned allowing workers to wear scrubs back in the 1970s. The only ones allowed to wear lab coats are the lab techs. The philosophy is that wearing scrubs has the potential to set off the...

Thanks for great, candid insight!

If I may ask, which company (Ameritas, Principal, MetLife?) have you chosen for your long term disability. I'm currently shopping around. What type of riders did you choose and find as being "must haves?"

Try to join and participate in healthcare activism groups locally, statewide and nationally now and see if that fills your void. You may not need to acquire a law degree to make changes happen. Join toastmaster and develop your public speaking skills...

Yes, my answer would be that you could. I know the entire field of telepsychiatry only has the requirement of the provider being licensed in the state where you are delivering services no matter where you are physically located within the country.

They will appreciate in price for a fraction (50%) of what a similar house in a nice area would. This is due to supply and demand, because there are far fewer landlords, or would be new landlords, who would be willing or have the experience of dealin...