Proposed pilot · Discovery first

Infectious Disease: a first capacity pilot

Could a modest hospital restore dependable Infectious Disease access without requiring a full-time hire? This proposed pilot explores a bounded, directly funded specialty-capacity agreement with an independent physician-governed team.

Modest hospitals

Bring a defined specialty requirement, a preparation horizon, and the authority and willingness to explore funding it.

Physicians

Explore whether a bounded role in a physician-governed team fits your professional judgment, available capacity and commitments.

Illustrative proposal, not an active recruitment or coverage commitment. The 0.5 FTE Pennsylvania listing on the board is fictional. No hospital or physician team has been selected.

Illustrative Infectious Disease arrangement

Institutional requirement

Example: 0.5 FTE of scheduled remote Infectious Disease consultation capacity, with defined availability, response latency, clinical scope, credentialing and privileges.

Physician-governed response

A team of participating ID physicians could distribute agreed coverage, backup and leave, while governing its own clinical judgment, participation and internal arrangements.

Funding: the institution funds agreed capability and availability directly, separately from encounter reimbursement. Compensation, reserves, malpractice coverage and obligations require negotiation before launch.

Preparation: this is a multi-stage formation effort, not an emergency staffing solution. Licensure, credentialing, insurance, enforceable agreements and financial readiness precede any coverage start.

What we would test together

  1. Is the requirement specific and feasible?
  2. Can a team fulfill it with backup and leave coverage?
  3. Can both sides agree fair compensation and adequately secured funding?
  4. Can they prepare for ongoing operation, transitions and an orderly exit?

Exploratory participation is not a promise to provide or purchase coverage.

For physicians considering participation

How much capacity must be assembled? How is availability compensated? What happens with professional liability insurance, credentialing, backup and leave?

What participating physicians need to know →