[wayner]

Helping patients is the higher ground

... but in the US, each department in a hospital is seen as either a profit centre or expense

If others are paid to maximize that and they want your input for free and treat you like crap, find another hospital

Build a program for them

Pro bono but maintain your IP

Then sell it ( or give it to other hospitals at your descretion, not theirs
And, it is one thing, being able to implement it is another

If they want to steal it, tell them to come at night and take it in the dark like a proper thief

( chanelling Reardon from Atlas Shrugged)