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My 2 cents- Over the past 6 years I have worked with various permutations of inpatient/outpatient and Tele. Currently I do a little bit of everything.
I calculate my compensation based on actual time I work or the time I leave home to time I get back home. When I was a pure neuro-hospitalist, I was making over $400/hr plus benefits (although i'll admit that is a rare, low volume setup). As an employed outpatient, I made about $325/hr plus benefits. TeleStroke I get about $155/hr on average, the maximum I've been able to do with tele has been 260$/hr with bonus and seeing a lot of patients, definitely not sustainable. (Although I'm only part-time and don't have the option to get those extra bonus/$350 cases, also no benefits).
So Tele is clearly less money/time worked in my opinion. It definitely has some pros though, like working from home. Not dealing with aftercare issues, hospital issues. Most cases are super easy CYAs. You can work more shifts or see more patients to make more money or not.
On the other hand, to me it doesn't feel like you are a doctor, especially a neurologist who loves good neuro-exams and satisfying patient interactions. Also the remote logging in is a headache- every hospital is different. And you are stuck in front of a screen for 12 long hours, although you can take some short breaks. Feels like one of those 'cubicle office' jobs that I've always hated. Probably won't do it for long, but I can see how it works for some people.
I calculate my compensation based on actual time I work or the time I leave home to time I get back home. When I was a pure neuro-hospitalist, I was making over $400/hr plus benefits (although i'll admit that is a rare, low volume setup). As an employed outpatient, I made about $325/hr plus benefits. TeleStroke I get about $155/hr on average, the maximum I've been able to do with tele has been 260$/hr with bonus and seeing a lot of patients, definitely not sustainable. (Although I'm only part-time and don't have the option to get those extra bonus/$350 cases, also no benefits).
So Tele is clearly less money/time worked in my opinion. It definitely has some pros though, like working from home. Not dealing with aftercare issues, hospital issues. Most cases are super easy CYAs. You can work more shifts or see more patients to make more money or not.
On the other hand, to me it doesn't feel like you are a doctor, especially a neurologist who loves good neuro-exams and satisfying patient interactions. Also the remote logging in is a headache- every hospital is different. And you are stuck in front of a screen for 12 long hours, although you can take some short breaks. Feels like one of those 'cubicle office' jobs that I've always hated. Probably won't do it for long, but I can see how it works for some people.