Data from the Society of Hospital Medicine and the Medical Group Management Association show hospitalist salaries have increased only slightly in fiscal year 2010 compared to the previous year, according to a Hospitalist report.
Compensation Issues
Primary and specialty-care physicians reported mixed movement in compensation in the Medical Group Management Association's "Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data," according to an MGMA news release.
In a recent survey of physician leaders conducted by Integrated Healthcare Strategies, survey participants reported “a lack of an incentive plan” as one of their frustrations with their current position. Many organizations have begun to respond to this concern and…
After the Nov. 2009 merger of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and MeritCare in Fargo, N.D., MeritCare President and CEO Roger Gilbertson, MD, received a separation payment of $1 million, according to an Inforum report. Kelby Krabbenhoft, who was CEO…
Nearly 20 executives associated with Oregon hospital earned more than $1 million in 2009, according to a report from The Lund Report.
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A survey by Merritt Hawkins found the majority of physicians receive compensation based on volume and not quality, despite health reform legislation's focus on quality and cost efficiency, according to a Merritt Hawkins news release.
The Massachusetts Senate has passed legislation limiting the compensation for board members of non-profit organizations, which include several large health insurers in the state, according to an Epoch Times report.
The all-in cost of a full-time direct care hospital registered nurse is on average $98,000 each year or $45 per hour, according to results from KPMG's 2011 U.S. Hospital Nursing Labor Costs Study.
A recent survey by McKinsey found that 30 percent of employers "definitely" or "probably" plan to stop offering employer-sponsored health insurance after 2014, when subsidized health insurance through exchanges will be offered to Americans as mandated by the Affordable Care…
A board member of the Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Healthcare System has said former CEO Sam Downing earned his $4.9 million in special retirement pay, according to a Californian report.