Nine of the top 10 earners at the University of Iowa were physicians and administrators from the UI Health Care campus, according to a Press-Citizen report.
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Members of Massachusetts health insurer boards are divided over whether board members should suspend or rethink their pay, as several directors say they will continue to receive compensation for their work at the non-profit payors, according to a Boston Herald…
A spokesperson for Houston-based Signature Hospitals has issued a statement to address the pending class-action lawsuit accusing the organization of shortchanging former employees by not compensating them for accrued sick leave, according to a Parkersburg News and Sentinel report. Laura…
Contracts for hospital-based physician services are common among hospital-based specialties, with groups contracting to provide care and services that guarantee coverage and physician oversight. MD Ranger's 2010/2011 Physician Contract Benchmarks Report delves into the factors driving specialty group contracts, including…
Salaries of cardiology physicians in hospital-owned practices continue to increase, while physician-owned practices have experienced decreasing income over the past several years, according to a Cardiovascular Business report.
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Two Texas bills that appear to be pro-physician are facing criticism after being opposed by the Texas Medical Association and the discovery of financial relationships between physicians and the bills’ authors, according to a Texas Tribune report. Rep. Bill Zedler…
Orthopedic and neurosurgeons average salary rose by 8 percent in 2010, according to a Poughkeepsie Journal report.
A pricey bid to retain David Feinberg, MD, associate vice chancellor and CEO of UCLA's public hospital system, has drawn criticism from media outlets and the public in recent months, according to an L.A. Weekly report.
A few weeks after Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts voted to suspend board member payments following criticism of its CEO's compensation, New Jersey has turned its attention to the salary of former Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO William…
In 1980, female physicians comprised 11.6 percent of the physician workforce; by 2009, they had grown to 29.6 percent of the total physician population. According to a 2008 report titled "Gender Disparities in Physician Income and Advancement" by the American…