026: AI and Physician Income: Is Your Job at Risk and Does Remote Work Protect You?

Dr. Kristine argues that AI is not just a future threat to medicine, but an active force already shaping staffing, compensation, and care models. She connects current examples like autonomous prescribing, telemedicine pay compression, and AI-assisted routine care to a bigger point: physicians who do not own their income streams, contracts, and relationships are the most exposed. Key Topics: AI as part of the same pressure cooker as flattening physician compensation, growing APP employment, and corporate medicine deciding what doctors are worth Utah’s autonomous AI prescribing pilot and why it matters The real danger of AI as a staffing justification Telemedicine pay compression and the commoditization of physician time Mental health as an early warning sign for lower-oversight care Why waiting to see what happens is the riskiest strategy What ownership looks like in practice for physicians Why remote work is not enough without independent income structure Autonomous AI, cost cutting, and the case for physician ownership  Are you a doctor ready to secure your first remote contract in 90 days and make hospital income optional? Book your 1:1 freedom consultation call Want weekly insider tips on becoming a location-independent doctor? Join the Nomad MD Weekly Newsletter Connect with us on Instagram: @thenomadmds Learn more about Nomad MD: thenomadmd.com