Compensation Issues

Earlier this week, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems' compensation committee and board of directors unanimously decided the cash incentive opportunities of CEO Wayne Smith and CFO Larry Cash will be reduced this year if CHS does not grow its price…

Technology has never been as important at hospitals and health systems as it is right now, and that typically means CIOs and CMIOs have to handle a lot more.

Last month, Sandy Badinger became the new CFO of Slidell (La.) Memorial Hospital, and her vast experience in the area made her a prime candidate.

The average salary of a hospital manager — departments ranging from operations to maintenance — is roughly $90,659, which is up 6 percent from 2009, according to a survey from Health Facilities Management.

Larry Anderson, CEO of Tri-City Medical Center, a public hospital district in Oceanside, Calif., may receive another raise this fall, but a salary study showed his compensation is already in the 74th percentile of CEO pay at other similarly sized…

The average salaries of obstetricians and gynecologists dropped somewhat from 2010 to 2011, and the mean salary averaged around $220,000, according to Medscape's "OB/GYN Compensation Report: 2012 Results."

Healthcare employees are expected to see modest pay raises of 2.6 percent in 2013, which is less than other industries, but healthcare executives are expected to benefit the most, according to a CNN Money report.

Here are the 10 latest hospital executive and physician compensation stories of the past month, starting with the most recent.

As the healthcare environment begins to move into the hands of a younger generation from the baby boomers, new compensation models should be considered, according to an article from Integrated Healthcare Strategies.

Central Ohio plays home to several major hospitals and health systems, and each CEO of those organizations made more than $800,000 in total compensation last year, according to a Columbus Business First report.