Infectious diseases specialists see more complex patients. The difference is that now we can prove it!This article published in JAMA Network Open is the 1st to report empiric evidence that the complexity of patients seen by infectious diseases specialists is greater than that of most other subspecialties. Finally, something to back up our claim.
As the patient complex increases the time and resources required for care also increase. This is no small detail. A good ID consult takes time and effort.
High complexity, high volume, low pay- modern day Infectious diseases in the current fee for service model. This will not make a good recruitment tool!
If compensation plans could only see things our way we would all be much happier.
