Denton County Living Well Magazine Spring 2015 | Page 9

partnered with other physicians to form private
practices with multiple locations. Employed
physicians, on the other hand, are salaried personnel
who work for consolidated hospital groups. Joe chose
independent Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Craig Goodhart,
with OrthoTexas in Carrolton. “I chose Dr. Goodhart,
because I was able to get an appointment right away.
I had a few days between jobs and the kids were on a
bi-week from baseball. If I couldn’t get in this window
of time, I wasn’t going to be able to get my knee taken
care of. What I learned during this process was the
valuable difference between independent physicians
and employed doctors.”

Hospitals have higher operati