Each day, between office visits and rounds at Methodist Hospital, oncologist Gail Bender sees anywhere from 17 to 30 patients. She does this five days a week, working from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and she spends about three hours Saturday and Sunday seeing patients in the hospital and finishing paperwork. She's always keeping a close eye on expenses, and, like most physicians, she's spending considerable time dealing with payers. Unlike most of her colleagues, she's in business for herself.
每天，在卫理公会医院的门诊和查房之间，肿瘤学家盖尔·本德要看17到30名患者。她每周工作五天，从早上7点工作到下午4点，周六和周日还要花大约三个小时在医院看诊并完成文书工作。她总是密切关注开支，而且和大多数医生一样，她花了大量时间与医保支付方打交道。与大多数同事不同的是，她是自己开业行医。
