The Business desk
Medicine, as an enterprise.
Clinics and practices, healthtech and founders, independent work and leadership. The economics stated plainly, the risks stated first, and no promise that anyone will get rich quick.
Sections
Setting up, financing and running a practice, with the costs stated first.
First pieces in preparation
Doctor founders, clinical roles in startups and what the work asks.
First pieces in preparation
Locums, consulting, teaching, writing and other income from expertise, done ethically.
First pieces in preparation
Running departments, hospitals and teams.
First pieces in preparation
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Published on the Business desk, newest first.
The first Business pieces are being reported and edited. The topics and tools below are ready now.
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Commissioned and being written.
Topics on this desk
Each gathers our writing, tools and references on one question.
Starting and running a practice
Can I build a practice that pays, and what does it really take?
In preparation
Healthtech and doctor founders
Should I build a health technology company, or work for one?
In preparation
Independent work and alternative income
Can my expertise earn beyond my hours, and should it?
In preparation
How do doctors lead teams and organisations well?
In preparation
Tools
Practice Break-even Calculator
How many patients does a clinic need to cover its costs, and when does it pay back?
What will this loan really cost me, and what does paying extra save?
If I choose one path over another, what does it cost me over the years?
What is my pay really worth, per hour I actually work?
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