A doctor claims The Villages Health fell short of its promises.
Dr. Jim Besong has outlined his differences with The Villages Health in a document filed this week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Orlando.
Besong, who has been practicing out of The Villages Health’s Mulberry Care Center since January, said he was promised annual compensation of $230,000 for three years and a signing bonus of $15,000. Most importantly, he was told he would see a “gradual build-up of his patient panel over a period of approximately two years” to allow him ample time to “integrate” into The Villages Health’s “care model” and its “billing methodology.”
However, shortly after he joined The Villages Health, Besong said his “workload increased drastically and unexpectedly due to multiple physician departures and leaves of absence at the Mulberry Care Center,” the court document said. Within two months, he was carrying a full patient load. He also was handed “a significant increase in duties without a corresponding increase in compensation.”…