Edward Miller, MD, dean of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and inaugural CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, strays from popular opinion and says the country may not need more physicians, according to an interview in The JHU Gazette.
Instead, Dr. Miller believes a “better use of ancillary people,” such as nurse practitioners, physician extenders and technicians, may alleviate healthcare needs. He pointed to a flawed payment system as a source of trouble in the industry.
“The payment system, I feel, is the culprit of much of this. I only get paid if I touch as you as a physician. But if I get a premium per month to take care of you, maybe I don’t need to see you every time. Maybe my nurse practitioner sees you,” said Mr. Miller, according to a citation in the interview.
Dr. Miller also spoke of his concern over research grants becoming more limited in the future due to the poor economy.
Read the The JHU Gazette interview with Dr. Edward Miller.
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Instead, Dr. Miller believes a “better use of ancillary people,” such as nurse practitioners, physician extenders and technicians, may alleviate healthcare needs. He pointed to a flawed payment system as a source of trouble in the industry.
“The payment system, I feel, is the culprit of much of this. I only get paid if I touch as you as a physician. But if I get a premium per month to take care of you, maybe I don’t need to see you every time. Maybe my nurse practitioner sees you,” said Mr. Miller, according to a citation in the interview.
Dr. Miller also spoke of his concern over research grants becoming more limited in the future due to the poor economy.
Read the The JHU Gazette interview with Dr. Edward Miller.
Read more about Johns Hopkins Hospital:
-D.C.'s Sibley Memorial Officially Joins Johns Hopkins
-Johns Hopkins Gets $3.84M Grant for Urban Health Program
-Study Finds CT Scan Use in ERs Tripled Over Decade