We need more primary care physicians. And we need them to do a better job, not just make more money for corporate healthcare systems.
This study shows that female physicians spend more time with patients (time is a doctor’s most valuable resource) yet generate less revenue. In our current healthcare model, less revenue = less valuable physician. But from what matters to patients and their health, time spent with patients is probably a surrogate for higher quality of care, more empathic listening, and more collaboration with patients on what truly matters to them.
Yet another example of why we need more primary care doctors, more time with patients and why direct primary care is a superior model to what we currently have.