Less than half — 43 percent — of physicians are sure at least some of their pay is value-based, and about half of those physicians say this portion is 10 percent or less of their total compensation, a report from…
Compensation Issues
Anthem has come under intense scrutiny by providers in recent months for denying patients' emergency room claims it deemed unwarranted. While a recent congressional report indicates Anthem has largely reversed the policy, some experts suggest the insurer may still be…
Seven healthcare-related professions made a list of the most popular jobs that pay at least $100,000 a year, with physicians and surgeons having the highest annual mean wage on the list at $214,700, an analysis by LiveCareer found.
As the number of nurse practitioners hits a record high in the U.S. and demand for advanced practice providers grows, 48 percent of healthcare organizations are using incentive pay for at least some of their APPs, a SullivanCotter survey found.
Humana paid $128,422 in back wages to 17 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the health insurer violated overtime and recordkeeping regulations, the government said July 9.
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The median annual salary for an infection control-focused staff nurse in the United States was $86,763, as of May 30, according to data from Salary.com.
More healthcare providers are employed by for-profit or nonprofit organizations, and fewer practitioners are self-employed — a shift over the last 15 years that could affect annual earnings, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.
Some Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi members could pay 29 times more for the same procedure at Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center if the provider leaves the insurer's network, according to the Clarion Ledger.
California has the highest annual wage for nurse practitioners in the U.S., with Golden State NPs earning $126,770 a year on average, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Hendricks Regional Health's Brownsburg (Ind.) Hospital, a six-bed facility, said Anthem will not cover certain services at the facility because the insurer deems it a microhospital, according to a WFYI Indianapolis report.