Compensation Issues

Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Saint Francis Healthcare System revealed it will give raises to more than 200 employees, or nearly 8 percent of its workforce, effective July 8.

As many emergency departments operate 24/7, consumers may be surprised when an "after-hours" surcharge is added to their bill, Kaiser Health News contributor Michelle Andrews wrote in the column "Insuring Your Health."

A joint ACO owned by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and Change Healthcare paid participating physicians a total of $148,000 in shared savings in the fourth quarter of 2016.

The average salary for physicians and surgeons across the country is $211,390, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2017.

The average annual wage for certified registered nurse anesthetists in the U.S. is $169,450, and CRNAs in Montana earn the highest average wage among all 50 states, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Ogden, Utah, is the No. 1 city for employees to get a raise after asking for one, according to a PayScale analysis.

Costco plans to raise the starting minimum wage for its new employees by $1, up to $14 an hour, according to The Hill.

Registered nurses in California and Hawaii earn the highest average annual wage for RNs in the U.S. at $102,700 and $96,990, respectively, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. After California and Hawaii are the District of Columbia, Massachusetts and…

As companies are now required to disclose new compensation data in their annual Securities and Exchange Commission filings this year, Money magazine analyzed the best-paying firms in every state — including 14 healthcare companies.

After selling $945.7 million in revenue bonds to fund a renovation project on its main campus, Cleveland-based MetroHealth awarded raises and bonuses to its executive team, Cleveland.com reports.