Protecting Ourselves From the Hostile Business Side of Medicine with Dr. Steven Cyr

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Medicine isn’t just about the patients we treat, it also has a huge business component that heavily influences how we work. The business side of this industry often feels like a minefield and because we have very little control over it, physicians can suffer heavily. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are a million things you can do incorrectly and traps we can fall into based on the way healthcare is structured today. Many well-intentioned doctors have found themselves on the wrong side of the business of medicine - unfairly kicked out, facing lawsuits and even federal indictments filed against them. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What are the traps we need to be aware of? How do we protect ourselves on the front end so we’re not cleaning up messes on the backend? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Steven Cyr,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">the author of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Cutthroat: A Surgeon’s Fight against Big Government, Corrupt Businessmen, and a Broken Healthcare System”.</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">He shares all the ways the business of healthcare can go wrong for us, and how to protect ourselves.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>- The flaws of the system</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What are the biggest obstacles physicians are facing in today’s healthcare business? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>- How healthcare turned doctors against each other</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Physicians have developed a crabs-in-a-bucket mentality in this environment. Why is it so important for us to be united right now? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>- The key to navigating a hostile healthcare industry</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How do we avoid being used as a pawn to make other