Some executives of Southwest Ohio hospital and health systems recorded compensation packages in the millions in 2009 and 2010, with one of the highest payments topping $4.6 million, according to a Middletown Journal report.
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In October, the AAPC released its 2011 Salary Survey (pdf), and the results indicated that salaries are on the rise for coders, especially those with more post-secondary education and professional development certifications.
Health insurer UnitedHealth Group recorded the highest CEO-to-worker pay ratio of the 50 largest companies in the United States of 1,737-to-1, according to a report from Payscale.
As Phillipsburg, Pa.-based Warren Hospital prepares to merge with St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network in Bethlehem, Pa., current Warren Hospital President and CEO Thomas Litz is expected to retain his current salary of $410,000, according to an Express-Times report.
Former CEO Allen Johnson left the Montgomery County Hospital District in Conroe, Texas, this past January, and his base salary at the time was $165,000, according to a Courier of Montgomery County report.
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HCA has come to an agreement with the Service Employees International Union over the contracts of healthcare workers, including nurses, technicians and others, at 19 of the hospital chain's Florida facilities, according to a Miami Herald report.
Board members of Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Memorial Health System make $13,055 per year, according to a News-Press report.
A majority of Southeast and Midwest physician organizations expect to modify their existing physician compensation plans to incorporate non-production-based components, such as quality and patient satisfaction, according to two surveys from ECG Management Consultants.
The University Medical Center of El Paso's (Texas) medical director of the pediatric critical care unit and pediatric critical care transport team earned more than $1 million in 2009, but it came at the expense of 5,656 hours worked, or…
Several hospital executives and physicians at the three main Akron, Ohio-area hospitals earned seven-figure compensation packages in 2010, and Akron Children's Hospital President and CEO William Considine was the highest-paid executive with more than $1.5 million in compensation and benefits,…