Things are getting tough – I had to join 2 HMOs last week stated the physician

I was speaking with a family practice physician this week on the east coast, and this is exactly what was said to me. We were discussing some technology items as it relates to health care and about how things are evolving. This physician has relied on both cash and PPO patients for quite a while, but again, as things get tough, income from an HMO was needed to keep things going with additional revenues. He may not be alone out there, but as things get tough, so grows the number of patients to be seen to keep the practice open. BD

Also during the discussion we started talking about renting office space to other MDs, which reminded me of a couple posts done a while back. This is a site whereby folks in the medical business can list office space they have for rent, and for those to look who are in the market for renting space. Anyway, thought this was worth mentioning if you have space to rent or are looking, for medical office space.

He still has the HMO issue, but he found this might be an alternative to help rent out the space he has available too. BD

As mentioned in previous posts: In today’s challenging economic environment (especially for doctors, with falling reimbursement rates and rising expenses), ShareMedicalSpace.com is definitely a resource worth checking out. If you are a recent medical school graduate or a doctor who only wants to work part-time, and are not ready to invest tens of thousands of dollars in new medical space, equipment and staff, you can search for the “perfect” medical space on the website.

For now, there is no cost to list your space on the site. So check it out while the service is still free (Dr. Weitzner expects to start charging for basic and premium listings after the summer).

http://www.sharemedicalspace.com/