The hourly wages for registered nurses in nursing homes increased by 2.86 percent in 2016, according to Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service's 2016-2017 Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Report.
Compensation Issues
Radiology, pulmonology and pediatrics are among the physician specialties with the fastest growing compensation this year, according to data from SullivanCotter's "2016 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey."
Average annual compensation increased by 2.5 percent among physicians and surgeons from 2015 to 2016, while executives saw a 12.9 percent decrease, according to Health eCareers' 2016 Salary Guide.
Cardiology was the highest paid physician specialty in 2016, according to Health eCareers' 2016 Salary Guide.
Ohio's Medicaid program will begin rewarding primary care physicians who effectively coordinate physical and mental healthcare, recommend preventive services, offer extended hours and provide other means of support to improve the health of their Medicaid patients, according to The Columbus…
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The current U.S. president makes $450,000 annually. Soon Arizona hospital CEOs may have their salaries capped at that amount, according to CBS News.
Horizon Health Fund Fills Payment Gap by Offering Zero or Low-Interest Plans to Patients
Physicians in Alabama are bracing for Medicaid payment cuts — effective Aug. 1 — in light of an $85 million lapse in the program's state budget, The Anniston Star reported.
The University of California Board of Regents on Thursday approved more stringent moonlighting rules regarding executives' external corporate board positions, according to SF Gate.
The average resident made $56,500 in 2015, up roughly 2 percent over the year prior, according to Medscape's "Residents Salary & Debt Report 2016."