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Compensation Issues

Hyannis, Mass.-based Cape Cod Healthcare has received criticism over the generous severance package it provided to its former President and CEO Richard F. Salluzzo, MD. However, the system is defending the amount provided to Dr. Salluzo, according to The Enterprise.

Between the new value-based care models, M&A activity and innovations in healthcare, it is valuable to track compensation to evaluate and compare how changes will affect physicians. Especially as fewer physicians strike out on their own and hospitals look to…

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Here are the nine physician specialties that saw the largest pay increases from 2013 to 2014, according to the 2014 Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey from Sullivan, Cotter and Associates.

Health IT is one of the fastest growing careers in the U.S. According to the 2014 HealthITJobs.com salary survey, health IT professionals earn a mean salary of approximately $89,879, with 30 percent also receiving an average bonus of $13,100. However,…

Besides location in the U.S. and job title, five variables greatly affect nurse compensation, according to the 2014 AORN Salary and Compensation Survey.

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