Among the 30 physician specialties analyzed in the American Medical Group Association's 2012 medical group compensation and financial survey, ophthalmologists experienced the largest increases in pay over the past four years.
Compensation Issues
In 2010, the 25 highest-paid executives at Lancaster (Pa.) General Health received $2.1 million in cumulative bonuses and incentives, according to a Lancaster New Era/Sunday News report.
Cardiac surgeons and orthopedic surgeons continue to be among the most highly paid physicians, but hematologists and medical oncologists witnesses the largest one-year jump in compensation in 2011, according to the American Medical Group Association's 2012 medical group compensation and…
Excluding retirement payments and other deferred compensation, the top seven executives at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health made more than $13.5 million in compensation, according to the health system's 2011 Form 990 (pdf).
Radiology salaries fell in 2011, the first time in three years, and some compensation experts believe radiology may have reached a "cooling off point after years of being considered a 'hot' specialty," according to a report from the Radiological Society…
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Cory Reeves serves as CFO of Gordon Hospital in Calhoun, Ga., and although his healthcare financial career is still young, he has made a positive impact at the 69-bed community hospital.
Although more hospitals and health systems are looking into the benefits of gainsharing, the practice is still not widespread within the industry, according to a survey from Integrated Healthcare Strategies.
Registered nurse float pools require specific attention to detail for compensation, and many hospitals and health systems may not pay float pool RNs enough to keep the float pool vibrant, according to a survey from Integrated Healthcare Strategies.
A Senate Democrat wrote a letter to President Barack Obama, urging him to leave Medicare and Medicaid cuts off the table in fiscal cliff talks and redirect cost-saving strategies to healthcare delivery systems.
Physician salaries are expected to jump 2.6 percent in 2013 across all specialties and organizations, but how do those salary increases break down by specialty?