Beyond the Bedside: Alternative Streams of Revenue for Infectious Disease Specialists

Infectious diseases traditionally has been a poorly compensated field of medicine. Many providers choose the field of ID for the intellectual stimulation and breadth of pathology, not the size of the paycheck. However, medicine is a business, so pressures and expectations to generate revenue exist. There are no specialty procedures “owned” by ID, and the currency of expertise is knowledge acquired from additional training and