What does it take to build a physician-led practice from the ground up? In episode 16 of PAC & Forth, PAC board chair Dr. Omer Deen (@OmerDeenMD) talks opening his own urgent care and why physicians should work for their patients and nobody else.

Overuse injuries in young athletes are on the rise. Dr. Michael Leathers says kids who specialize in one sport have a significantly higher rate of overuse injuries than kids who play several. Ep. 15 of PAC & Forth.

He covers college football games until 3 a.m., and nobody assigns it. Dr. Michael Leathers is a second-generation orthopedic surgeon in Midtown Sacramento and a PAC member. He knows the case for leaving private practice as well as anyone, and he's staying anyway. On Episode 15 of PAC & Forth, he explains what his father's generation had that his doesn't, and what he has that he wouldn't trade.

What does an independent physician bring to the sidelines? In episode 15 of PAC & Forth, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Leathers talks team physician work, keeping young athletes healthy, and why he hopes he never leaves private practice.

When was the last time your practice asked its benefits broker how they get paid? Vincent Catalano spent 20+ years as a California employee benefits broker. On PAC & Forth, he laid out three questions every independent practice should be able to ask. Listen to episode 10 of PAC & Forth: linkly.link/2kIk6

You order a $100 steak, eat all of it, and then decide to pay the restaurant $40. That's how PAC CEO Matt Robinson describes downcoding. Some payers automatically lower the level of a billed visit, with no review of the medical record and no explanation on the EOB.